Which to use
“demos” is a verb and “dueños” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,275
- “demos” frequency rank
- #3,838
- “dueños” frequency rank
- 13113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demos | dueños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. | Forma del plural de dueño. |
Where the eye mixes demos and dueños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demos with dueños
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demos is [ˈd̪emos] while dueños is [ˈd̪weɲos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demos is recorded at frequency rank #9,275, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪emos]. dueños is at rank #3,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪weɲos].
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 13113, this pair ranks #289,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demos vs dueños
Shared letters: deos. Private to "demos": m. Private to "dueños": uñ.
"demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dueños" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demos ← ddemos · demmos · demoss · demso · deoms · dmeos · edmos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demos" and "dueños" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "demos" or "dueños"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demos" and "dueños" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dueños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demos" and "dueños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demos vs dimas". 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 #289,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.