demandavsdemandenWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#1,407
“demanda” frequency rank
#48,934
“demanden” frequency rank
50341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demanda demanden
Definition Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar.

Where the eye mixes demanda and demanden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
demanda
8 ch
demanden

Why the eye confuses demanda with demanden

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demanda is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a] while demanden is [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50341, 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]. demanden is at rank #48,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ẽn].

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 50341, this pair ranks #103,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demanden

Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demanden": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandaddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
  • demandenddemanden · deamnden · demadnen · demandden · demandenn · demandne · demanedn · demannden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demanda" and "demanden" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demanda" is a noun and "demanden" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demanda" or "demanden" show up more?
"demanda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,407 in our Spanish list, against #48,934 for "demanden". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demanden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demanda" and "demanden" 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 #103,726 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