demandavsdemandarTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#1,407
“demanda” frequency rank
#11,751
“demandar” frequency rank
13158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demanda demandar
Definition Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario. Pedir, solicitar, reinvindicar

Where the eye mixes demanda and demandar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
demanda
8 ch
demandar

Visual trap between demanda and demandar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demanda is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a] while demandar is [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “demanda” sits inside “demandar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demanda is recorded at frequency rank #1,407, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a]. demandar is at rank #11,751, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ].

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 13158, this pair ranks #288,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demandar

Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demandar": r.

"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "demandar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandaddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
  • demandarddemandar · deamndar · demadnar · demanadr · demandarr · demanddar · demandra · demanndar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demanda" and "demandar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demanda" is a noun and "demandar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "demanda" or "demandar"?
"demanda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,407 in our Spanish list, against #11,751 for "demandar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "demanda" and "demandar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demandar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demanda" and "demandar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandar 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 #288,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list