Which to use
“demasiadas” is a participle and “demasiado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,292
- “demasiadas” frequency rank
- #497
- “demasiado” frequency rank
- 7789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demasiadas | demasiado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. | Excesivo, sobrado. |
Where the eye mixes demasiadas and demasiado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demasiadas runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against demasiado's 9 (CVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demasiadas vs demasiado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demasiadas is [d̪emaˈsjað̞as] while demasiado is [d̪emaˈsjað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demasiadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,292, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞as]. 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 7789, this pair ranks #306,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demasiadas vs demasiado
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demasiadas": -. Private to "demasiado": o.
"demasiadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "demasiado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demasiadas ← ddemasiadas · deamsiadas · demaciadas · demaisadas · demasaidas · demasiaads · demasiadass · demasiaddas
- demasiado ← ddemasiado · deamsiado · demaciado · demaisado · demasaido · demasiaddo · demasiaod · demasidao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demasiadas" and "demasiado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demasiadas" or "demasiado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demasiadas" and "demasiado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiadas" 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 #306,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demasiadas" and "demasiado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demasía vs demasiado". 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 #306,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.