Which to use
“demandan” and “demandando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,507
- “demandan” frequency rank
- #29,148
- “demandando” frequency rank
- 47655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandan | demandando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de demandar. | Gerundio de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demandan and demandando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandan and demandando
A purely visual mix-up. demandan ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “demandan” sits inside “demandando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandan is recorded at frequency rank #18,507, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn]. 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 47655, this pair ranks #118,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandan vs demandando
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandan": -. Private to "demandando": o.
"demandan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "demandando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandan ← ddemandan · deamndan · demadnan · demanadn · demandann · demanddan · demandna · demanndan
- demandando ← ddemandando · deamndando · demadnando · demanadndo · demandadno · demandanddo · demandanndo · demandanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandan" and "demandando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demandan" or "demandando" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandan" 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 #118,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandan" and "demandando" 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 #118,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.