Which to use
“demanda” and “demasía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,407
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #44,102
- “demasía” frequency rank
- 45509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demasía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto de pedir algo que se considera justo, merecido o necesario. | Exceso. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demasía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. demanda (CVCVCCV) and demasía (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses demanda with demasía
A purely visual mix-up. demanda ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪a]) and demasía ([d̪emaˈsia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45509, 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]. demasía is at rank #44,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪emaˈsia].
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 45509, this pair ranks #131,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demasía
Shared letters: adem. Private to "demanda": n. Private to "demasía": sí.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demasía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demanda ← ddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demanda" for "demasía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demanda" vs "demasía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "demasía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demasía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demasía vs desafía". 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 #131,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.