Which to use
“demandado” and “demandar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,813
- “demandado” frequency rank
- #11,751
- “demandar” frequency rank
- 26564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandado | demandar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de demandar. | Pedir, solicitar, reinvindicar |
Where the eye mixes demandado and demandar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demandado with demandar
A purely visual mix-up. demandado ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and demandar ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) 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 26564, 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]. demandar is at rank #11,751, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ].
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 26564, this pair ranks #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandado vs demandar
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandado": o. Private to "demandar": r.
"demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "demandar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandado" for "demandar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demandado" vs "demandar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandado" and "demandar" 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 #231,054 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.