demásvsdomarConfusable pair

Quick tell: demás is a adverb, domar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“demás” is an adverb and “domar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#414
“demás” frequency rank
#39,710
“domar” frequency rank
40124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demás domar
Definition Además. Transformar un animal salvaje en un animal doméstico: hacerlo mas predecible o mas controlable.

Where the eye mixes demás and domar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. demás and domar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
demás
5 ch
domar

Why the eye confuses demás with domar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demás is [d̪eˈmas] while domar is [d̪oˈmaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demás is recorded at frequency rank #414, classified as anadv, pronounced [d̪eˈmas]. domar is at rank #39,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈmaɾ].

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 40124, this pair ranks #160,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demás vs domar

Shared letters: dm. Private to "demás": esá. Private to "domar": aor.

"demás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "domar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • domar ← ddomar · dmoar · doamr · domarr · dommar · domra · odmar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demás" and "domar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demás" is an adverb and "domar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "demás" vs "domar" - which ranks higher?
"demás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #414 in our Spanish list, against #39,710 for "domar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "demás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demás" and "domar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs domar". 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 #160,764 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