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

#18,507
“demandan” frequency rank
#45,250
“demandaron” frequency rank
63757
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes demandan and demandaron

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

8 ch
demandan
10 ch
demandaron

Look-alike desk: demandan vs demandaron

A purely visual mix-up. demandan ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63757, 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]. 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 63757, this pair ranks #47,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demandan vs demandaron

Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandan": -. Private to "demandaron": or.

"demandan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "demandaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandanddemandan · deamndan · demadnan · demanadn · demandann · demanddan · demandna · demanndan
  • demandaronddemandaron · deamndaron · demadnaron · demanadron · demandaorn · demandarno · demandaronn · demandarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demandan" and "demandaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn] versus [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demandan" or "demandaron"?
"demandan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,507 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "demandan" 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 #47,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandan" 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 #47,721 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