Which to use
“demostraba” is a verb and “demostrada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,857
- “demostraba” frequency rank
- #22,648
- “demostrada” frequency rank
- 53505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostraba | demostrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar. | Forma del femenino de demostrado, participio de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostraba and demostrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostraba and demostrada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: demostraba vs demostrada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demostraba is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞a] while demostrada is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - b in “demostraba” becomes d in “demostrada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53505, 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]. demostrada is at rank #22,648, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞a].
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 53505, this pair ranks #87,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demostraba vs demostrada
Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostraba": b. Private to "demostrada": -.
"demostraba" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "demostrada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostraba ← ddemostraba · demmostraba · demosrtaba · demosstraba · demostarba · demostraab · demostrabba · demostrava
- demostrada ← ddemostrada · demmostrada · demosrtada · demosstrada · demostarda · demostraad · demostradda · demostrdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "demostraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demostrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostraba" and "demostrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demostraba vs demostraría". 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 #87,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.