Which to use
“demandaba” and “demandado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,933
- “demandaba” frequency rank
- #14,813
- “demandado” frequency rank
- 63746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandaba | demandado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demandar. | Participio de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demandaba and demandado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandaba and demandado
A purely visual mix-up. demandaba ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]) and demandado ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) 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 63746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandaba is recorded at frequency rank #48,933, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. demandado is at rank #14,813, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
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 63746, this pair ranks #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demandaba vs demandado
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandaba": b. Private to "demandado": o.
"demandaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandaba" for "demandado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demandaba" vs "demandado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandaba" and "demandado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandaba vs demandada". 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 #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.