Which to use
“demandados” and “demasiados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,182
- “demandados” frequency rank
- #7,136
- “demasiados” frequency rank
- 34318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandados | demasiados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de demandado, participio de demandar. | Forma del plural de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. |
Where the eye mixes demandados and demasiados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demandados (CVCVCCVCVC) and demasiados (CVCVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: demandados vs demasiados
A purely visual mix-up. demandados ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) and demasiados ([d̪emaˈsjað̞os]) 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 34318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandados is recorded at frequency rank #27,182, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]. demasiados is at rank #7,136, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞os].
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 34318, this pair ranks #192,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandados vs demasiados
Shared letters: ademos. Private to "demandados": n. Private to "demasiados": i.
"demandados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "demasiados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandados ← ddemandados · deamndados · demadnados · demanaddos · demandaddos · demandadoss · demandadso · demandaods
- demasiados ← ddemasiados · deamsiados · demaciados · demaisados · demasaidos · demasiaddos · demasiadoss · demasiadso
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demandados" and "demasiados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandados" and "demasiados" 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 #192,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.