Which to use
“demandada” and “demandados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,181
- “demandada” frequency rank
- #27,182
- “demandados” frequency rank
- 54363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandada | demandados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de demandado, participio de demandar. | Forma del plural de demandado, participio de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demandada and demandados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demandada runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against demandados's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demandada and demandados
A purely visual mix-up. demandada ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and demandados ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54363, 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]. demandados is at rank #27,182, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 54363, this pair ranks #83,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandada vs demandados
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandada": -. Private to "demandados": os.
"demandada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "demandados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandada ← ddemandada · deamndada · demadnada · demanadda · demandaad · demandadda · demanddaa · demanddada
- demandados ← ddemandados · deamndados · demadnados · demanaddos · demandaddos · demandadoss · demandadso · demandaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandada" for "demandados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "demandada" or "demandados"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandada" and "demandados" 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 #83,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.