Which to use
“demasiadas” and “demasiados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,292
- “demasiadas” frequency rank
- #7,136
- “demasiados” frequency rank
- 14428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demasiadas | demasiados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. | Forma del plural de demasiado, participio de demasiarse. |
Where the eye mixes demasiadas and demasiados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demasiadas and demasiados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demasiadas with demasiados
A purely visual mix-up. demasiadas ([d̪emaˈsjað̞as]) and demasiados ([d̪emaˈsjað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “demasiadas” becomes o in “demasiados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14428, 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]. demasiados is at rank #7,136, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emaˈsjað̞os].
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 14428, this pair ranks #284,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demasiadas vs demasiados
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demasiadas": -. Private to "demasiados": o.
"demasiadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "demasiados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demasiadas ← ddemasiadas · deamsiadas · demaciadas · demaisadas · demasaidas · demasiaads · demasiadass · demasiaddas
- demasiados ← ddemasiados · deamsiados · demaciados · demaisados · demasaidos · demasiaddos · demasiadoss · demasiadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demasiadas" and "demasiados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demasiadas" or "demasiados" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demasiadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demasiados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demasiadas" and "demasiados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandados vs demasiados". 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 #284,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.