demandadovsdemandaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,813
“demandado” frequency rank
#45,250
“demandaron” frequency rank
60063
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandado demandaron
Definition Participio de demandar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de demandar.

Where the eye mixes demandado and demandaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
demandado
10 ch
demandaron

Why the eye confuses demandado with demandaron

A purely visual mix-up. demandado ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and demandaron ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾõn]) 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 60063, 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]. demandaron is at rank #45,250, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾõn].

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 60063, this pair ranks #60,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demandado vs demandaron

Shared letters: ademno. Private to "demandado": -. Private to "demandaron": r.

"demandado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "demandaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandadoddemandado · deamndado · demadnado · demanaddo · demandaddo · demandaod · demanddado · demanddao
  • demandaronddemandaron · deamndaron · demadnaron · demanadron · demandaorn · demandarno · demandaronn · demandarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demandado" and "demandaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞o] versus [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demandado" or "demandaron"?
"demandado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,813 in our Spanish list, against #45,250 for "demandaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "demandaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandado" and "demandaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandados vs demandaron". 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 #60,265 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