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

#18,507
“demandan” frequency rank
#38,628
“demande” frequency rank
57135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandan demande
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de demandar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar.

Where the eye mixes demandan and demande

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
demandan
7 ch
demande

Why the eye confuses demandan with demande

A purely visual mix-up. demandan ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn]) and demande ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]) 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 57135, 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]. demande is at rank #38,628, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e].

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 57135, this pair ranks #71,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demandan vs demande

Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandan": -. Private to "demande": -.

"demandan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandanddemandan · deamndan · demadnan · demanadn · demandann · demanddan · demandna · demanndan
  • demandeddemande · deamnde · demadne · demandde · demaned · demannde · demmande · demnade

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demandan" and "demande" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ãn] versus [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demandan" or "demande"?
"demandan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,507 in our Spanish list, against #38,628 for "demande". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "demandan" and "demande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demandan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandan" and "demande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demande 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 #71,705 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