demandadovsdemandandoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,813
“demandado” frequency rank
#29,148
“demandando” frequency rank
43961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandado demandando
Definition Participio de demandar. Gerundio de demandar.

Where the eye mixes demandado and demandando

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
demandado
10 ch
demandando

Look-alike desk: demandado vs demandando

A purely visual mix-up. demandado ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and demandando ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 43961, 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]. demandando is at rank #29,148, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪d̪o].

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 43961, this pair ranks #139,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demandado vs demandando

Shared letters: ademno. Private to "demandado": -. Private to "demandando": -.

"demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "demandando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandadoddemandado · deamndado · demadnado · demanaddo · demandaddo · demandaod · demanddado · demanddao
  • demandandoddemandando · deamndando · demadnando · demanadndo · demandadno · demandanddo · demandanndo · demandanod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demandado" and "demandando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o] versus [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪ãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demandado" or "demandando"?
"demandado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,813 in our Spanish list, against #29,148 for "demandando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "demandando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandado" and "demandando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandaba vs demandado". 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 #139,684 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