Which to use
“demandada” is a participle and “demandado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,181
- “demandada” frequency rank
- #14,813
- “demandado” frequency rank
- 41994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandada | demandado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de demandado, participio de demandar. | Participio de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demandada and demandado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandada and demandado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demandada is [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞a] while demandado is [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “demandada” becomes o in “demandado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandada is recorded at frequency rank #27,181, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]. 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 41994, this pair ranks #150,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandada vs demandado
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandada": -. Private to "demandado": o.
"demandada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demandada" 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 #150,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandada" 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 #150,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.