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“demostraban” and “demostraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,475
- “demostraban” frequency rank
- #14,115
- “demostraron” frequency rank
- 60590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostraban | demostraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de demostrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostraban and demostraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostraban and demostraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: demostraban vs demostraron
A purely visual mix-up. demostraban ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]) and demostraron ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demostraban is recorded at frequency rank #46,475, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]. demostraron is at rank #14,115, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾõn].
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 60590, this pair ranks #58,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demostraban vs demostraron
Shared letters: ademnorst. Private to "demostraban": b. Private to "demostraron": -.
"demostraban" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC · "demostraron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostraban ← ddemostraban · demmostraban · demosrtaban · demosstraban · demostarban · demostraabn · demostrabann · demostrabban
- demostraron ← ddemostraron · demmostraron · demosrtaron · demosstraron · demostarron · demostraorn · demostrarno · demostraronn
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "demostraban" vs "demostraron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demostraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demostraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostraban" and "demostraron" 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 #58,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.