demostramosvsdemostraronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,018
“demostramos” frequency rank
#14,115
“demostraron” frequency rank
51133
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demostramos demostraron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 demostramos and demostraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostramos and demostraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
demostramos
11 ch
demostraron

Why the eye confuses demostramos with demostraron

A purely visual mix-up. demostramos ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾamos]) 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 51133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demostramos is recorded at frequency rank #37,018, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾamos]. 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 51133, this pair ranks #99,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demostramos vs demostraron

Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostramos": -. Private to "demostraron": n.

"demostramos" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC  ·  "demostraron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demostramos ← ddemostramos · demmostramos · demosrtamos · demosstramos · demostarmos · demostrammos · demostramoss · demostramso
  • demostraron ← ddemostraron · demmostraron · demosrtaron · demosstraron · demostarron · demostraorn · demostrarno · demostraronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demostramos" and "demostraron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾamos] versus [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "demostramos" or "demostraron" show up more?
"demostraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,115 in our Spanish list, against #37,018 for "demostramos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "demostramos" and "demostraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demostramos" 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 #99,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demostramos" 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 #99,510 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