Which to use
“demandado” and “demandan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,813
- “demandado” frequency rank
- #18,507
- “demandan” frequency rank
- 33320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandado | demandan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de demandar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demandado and demandan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demandado with demandan
A purely visual mix-up. demandado ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and demandan ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn]) 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 33320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandado is recorded at frequency rank #14,813, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. demandan is at rank #18,507, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn].
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 33320, this pair ranks #197,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandado vs demandan
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandado": o. Private to "demandan": -.
"demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "demandan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandado" and "demandan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demandado" or "demandan"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandado" and "demandan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandan vs demanden". 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 #197,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.