Which to use
“delante” is an adverb and “demande” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,543
- “delante” frequency rank
- #38,628
- “demande” frequency rank
- 40171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delante | demande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Antes o con preferencia de lugar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes delante and demande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. delante and demande follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: delante vs demande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delante is [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e] while demande is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delante is recorded at frequency rank #1,543, classified as anadv, pronounced [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e]. demande is at rank #38,628, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e].
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 40171, this pair ranks #160,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delante vs demande
Shared letters: aden. Private to "delante": lt. Private to "demande": m.
"delante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delante" for "demande" ever safe?
Frequency check: "delante" vs "demande" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "delante" and "demande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delante" and "demande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demande vs demanden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #160,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.