demandadavsdemasiadaConfusable pair

Which to use

“demandada” and “demasiada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,181
“demandada” frequency rank
#5,490
“demasiada” frequency rank
32671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandada demasiada
Definition Forma del femenino de demandado, participio de demandar. Forma del femenino de demasiado, participio de demasiarse.

Where the eye mixes demandada and demasiada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demandada (CVCVCCVCV) and demasiada (CVCVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
demandada
9 ch
demasiada

Why the eye confuses demandada with demasiada

A purely visual mix-up. demandada ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞a]) and demasiada ([d̪emaˈsjað̞a]) 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 32671, 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]. demasiada is at rank #5,490, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞a].

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 32671, this pair ranks #200,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demandada vs demasiada

Shared letters: adem. Private to "demandada": n. Private to "demasiada": is.

"demandada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "demasiada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandada ← ddemandada · deamndada · demadnada · demanadda · demandaad · demandadda · demanddaa · demanddada
  • demasiada ← ddemasiada · deamsiada · demaciada · demaisada · demasaida · demasiaad · demasiadda · demasidaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demandada" and "demasiada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞a] versus [d̪emaˈsjað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "demandada" vs "demasiada" - which ranks higher?
"demasiada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,490 in our Spanish list, against #27,181 for "demandada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "demandada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demasiada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandada" and "demasiada" 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 #200,799 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