demostradovsdemostrarConfusable pair

Which to use

“demostrado” and “demostrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,113
“demostrado” frequency rank
#2,394
“demostrar” frequency rank
5507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demostrado demostrar
Definition Participio de demostrar. Hacer evidente o establecer con argumentos o razonamientos.

Where the eye mixes demostrado and demostrar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demostrado runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against demostrar's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
demostrado
9 ch
demostrar

Look-alike desk: demostrado vs demostrar

A purely visual mix-up. demostrado ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and demostrar ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demostrado is recorded at frequency rank #3,113, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞o]. demostrar is at rank #2,394, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ].

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 5507, this pair ranks #313,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of demostrado vs demostrar

Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostrado": -. Private to "demostrar": -.

"demostrado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV  ·  "demostrar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demostrado ← ddemostrado · demmostrado · demosrtado · demosstrado · demostardo · demostraddo · demostraod · demostrdao
  • demostrar ← ddemostrar · demmostrar · demosrtar · demosstrar · demostarr · demostrarr · demostrra · demostrrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demostrado" and "demostrar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾað̞o] versus [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "demostrado" vs "demostrar" - which ranks higher?
"demostrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,394 in our Spanish list, against #3,113 for "demostrado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demostrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demostrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #313,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demostrado" and "demostrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demostrar 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 #313,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list