Which to use
“demasiada” and “demasiadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,490
- “demasiada” frequency rank
- #7,292
- “demasiadas” frequency rank
- 12782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demasiada | demasiadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. | Forma del femenino plural de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. |
Where the eye mixes demasiada and demasiadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demasiada runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against demasiadas's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demasiada and demasiadas
A purely visual mix-up. demasiada ([d̪emaˈsjað̞a]) and demasiadas ([d̪emaˈsjað̞as]) 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) - “demasiada” sits inside “demasiadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demasiada is recorded at frequency rank #5,490, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞a]. demasiadas is at rank #7,292, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞as].
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 12782, this pair ranks #290,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demasiada vs demasiadas
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demasiada": -. Private to "demasiadas": -.
"demasiada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "demasiadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demasiada ← ddemasiada · deamsiada · demaciada · demaisada · demasaida · demasiaad · demasiadda · demasidaa
- demasiadas ← ddemasiadas · deamsiadas · demaciadas · demaisadas · demasaidas · demasiaads · demasiadass · demasiaddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demasiada" for "demasiadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demasiada" vs "demasiadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demasiada" and "demasiadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demasía vs demasiada". 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 #290,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.