Which to use
“demostrada” is a participle and “demostrando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,648
- “demostrada” frequency rank
- #8,250
- “demostrando” frequency rank
- 30898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostrada | demostrando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de demostrado, participio de demostrar. | Gerundio de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostrada and demostrando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostrada runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against demostrando's 11 (CVCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demostrada vs demostrando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demostrada is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞a] while demostrando is [d̪emosˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demostrada is recorded at frequency rank #22,648, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞a]. demostrando is at rank #8,250, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾãn̪d̪o].
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 30898, this pair ranks #209,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demostrada vs demostrando
Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostrada": -. Private to "demostrando": n.
"demostrada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "demostrando" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostrada ← ddemostrada · demmostrada · demosrtada · demosstrada · demostarda · demostraad · demostradda · demostrdaa
- demostrando ← ddemostrando · demmostrando · demosrtando · demosstrando · demostarndo · demostradno · demostranddo · demostranndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demostrada" and "demostrando" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demostrada" or "demostrando" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demostrada" and "demostrando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demostrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demostrando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostrada" and "demostrando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demostrada 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 #209,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.