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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandar" and "demanden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demandar" vs "demanden" - which ranks higher?
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.