Which to use
“demasiada” is a participle and “demasiado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,490
- “demasiada” frequency rank
- #497
- “demasiado” frequency rank
- 5987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demasiada | demasiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. | Excesivo, sobrado. |
Where the eye mixes demasiada and demasiado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demasiada and demasiado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demasiada with demasiado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demasiada is [d̪emaˈsjað̞a] while demasiado is [d̪emaˈsjað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “demasiada” becomes o in “demasiado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5987, 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]. demasiado is at rank #497, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞o].
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 5987, this pair ranks #312,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demasiada vs demasiado
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demasiada": -. Private to "demasiado": o.
"demasiada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "demasiado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demasiada" and "demasiado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demasiada" or "demasiado" show up more?
What to do next
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 "demasiado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demasiada" and "demasiado" 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 #312,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.