Which to use
“demoran” and “demorar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,295
- “demoran” frequency rank
- #25,214
- “demorar” frequency rank
- 66509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demoran | demorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de demorar o de demorarse. | Retardar algún proceso o actividad. |
Where the eye mixes demoran and demorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. demoran and demorar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demoran with demorar
A purely visual mix-up. demoran ([d̪eˈmoɾãn]) and demorar ([d̪emoˈɾaɾ]) 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 - n in “demoran” becomes r in “demorar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demoran is recorded at frequency rank #41,295, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmoɾãn]. demorar is at rank #25,214, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emoˈɾaɾ].
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 66509, this pair ranks #39,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demoran vs demorar
Shared letters: ademor. Private to "demoran": n. Private to "demorar": -.
"demoran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "demorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demoran" for "demorar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demoran" vs "demorar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demoran" and "demorar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demoran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demoran" and "demorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decoran vs demoran". 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 #39,677 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.