demandarvsdemandenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,751
“demandar” frequency rank
#48,934
“demanden” frequency rank
60685
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandar demanden
Definition Pedir, solicitar, reinvindicar Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar.

Where the eye mixes demandar and demanden

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

8 ch
demandar
8 ch
demanden

Visual trap between demandar and demanden

A purely visual mix-up. demandar ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]) and demanden ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 60685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demandar is recorded at frequency rank #11,751, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]. demanden is at rank #48,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ẽn].

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 60685, this pair ranks #58,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demandar vs demanden

Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandar": r. Private to "demanden": -.

"demandar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "demanden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandarddemandar · deamndar · demadnar · demanadr · demandarr · demanddar · demandra · demanndar
  • demandenddemanden · deamnden · demadnen · demandden · demandenn · demandne · demanedn · demannden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demandar" and "demanden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emãn̪ˈd̪aɾ] versus [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "demandar" vs "demanden" - which ranks higher?
"demandar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,751 in our Spanish list, against #48,934 for "demanden". 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 "demandar" and "demanden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demandar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demanden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,097 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandar" and "demanden" 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 #58,097 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