Which to use
“demande” and “demanden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,628
- “demande” frequency rank
- #48,934
- “demanden” frequency rank
- 87562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demande | demanden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes demande and demanden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: demande vs demanden
A purely visual mix-up. demande ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “demande” sits inside “demanden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demande is recorded at frequency rank #38,628, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]. 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 87562, this pair ranks #4,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demande vs demanden
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demande": -. Private to "demanden": -.
"demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demanden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demande" and "demanden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demande" or "demanden" 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 "demande" 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 #4,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demande" and "demanden" 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 #4,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.