Which to use
“demostrar” and “demostraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,394
- “demostrar” frequency rank
- #14,115
- “demostraron” frequency rank
- 16509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostrar | demostraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer evidente o establecer con argumentos o razonamientos. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostrar and demostraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demostrar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against demostraron's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demostrar and demostraron
A purely visual mix-up. demostrar ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demostrar” sits inside “demostraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demostrar is recorded at frequency rank #2,394, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]. 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 16509, this pair ranks #275,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demostrar vs demostraron
Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostrar": -. Private to "demostraron": n.
"demostrar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "demostraron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostrar ← ddemostrar · demmostrar · demosrtar · demosstrar · demostarr · demostrarr · demostrra · demostrrar
- demostraron ← ddemostraron · demmostraron · demosrtaron · demosstraron · demostarron · demostraorn · demostrarno · demostraronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demostrar" and "demostraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demostrar" or "demostraron"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demostrar" 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 #275,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostrar" 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 #275,873 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.