Which to use
“demostraba” and “demostraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,857
- “demostraba” frequency rank
- #46,475
- “demostraban” frequency rank
- 77332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostraba | demostraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostraba and demostraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. demostraba runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against demostraban's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demostraba vs demostraban
A purely visual mix-up. demostraba ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]) and demostraban ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “demostraba” sits inside “demostraban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demostraba is recorded at frequency rank #30,857, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. demostraban is at rank #46,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn].
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 77332, this pair ranks #16,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demostraba vs demostraban
Shared letters: abdemorst. Private to "demostraba": -. Private to "demostraban": n.
"demostraba" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "demostraban" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostraba ← ddemostraba · demmostraba · demosrtaba · demosstraba · demostarba · demostraab · demostrabba · demostrava
- demostraban ← ddemostraban · demmostraban · demosrtaban · demosstraban · demostarban · demostraabn · demostrabann · demostrabban
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demostraba" and "demostraban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demostraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demostraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostraba" and "demostraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demostraban vs demostrará". 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 #16,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.