Which to use
“demostración” is a noun and “demostraron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,002
- “demostración” frequency rank
- #14,115
- “demostraron” frequency rank
- 21117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostración | demostraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de demostrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostración and demostraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostración runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCVCVVC) against demostraron's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demostración and demostraron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demostración is [d̪emost̪ɾaˈsjõn] while demostraron is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾõn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demostración is recorded at frequency rank #7,002, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪emost̪ɾaˈsjõn]. 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 21117, this pair ranks #256,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demostración vs demostraron
Shared letters: ademnorst. Private to "demostración": ció. Private to "demostraron": -.
"demostración" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVVC · "demostraron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostraron ← ddemostraron · demmostraron · demosrtaron · demosstraron · demostarron · demostraorn · demostrarno · demostraronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demostración" for "demostraron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demostración" or "demostraron" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demostración" 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 #256,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostración" and "demostraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demostraría vs demostraron". 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 #256,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.