dejadavsdemandaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dejada is a participle, demanda is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dejada” is a participle and “demanda” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,985
“dejada” frequency rank
#1,407
“demanda” frequency rank
27392
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejada demanda
Definition Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejada and demanda apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dejada
7 ch
demanda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejada is [d̪eˈxað̞a] while demanda is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejada is recorded at frequency rank #25,985, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞a]. demanda is at rank #1,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 27392, this pair ranks #227,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejada vs demanda

Shared letters: ade. Private to "dejada": j. Private to "demanda": mn.

"dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejadaddejada · deajda · dejaad · dejadda · dejdaa · dejjada · djeada · edjada
  • demandaddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada

Frequency comparison

dejada#25,985
demanda#1,407

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejada" and "demanda" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejada" is a participle and "demanda" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejada" or "demanda"?
"demanda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,407 in our Spanish list, against #25,985 for "dejada". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dejada vs demanda

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “dejada”; for a noun, it's “demanda”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dejada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list