Which to use
“demostrar” and “demostró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,394
- “demostrar” frequency rank
- #6,049
- “demostró” frequency rank
- 8443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demostrar | demostró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer evidente o establecer con argumentos o razonamientos. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de demostrar. |
Where the eye mixes demostrar and demostró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demostrar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against demostró's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses demostrar with demostró
A purely visual mix-up. demostrar ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and demostró ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾo]) 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 8443, 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]. demostró is at rank #6,049, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾo].
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 8443, this pair ranks #304,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demostrar vs demostró
Shared letters: demorst. Private to "demostrar": a. Private to "demostró": ó.
"demostrar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "demostró" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demostrar ← ddemostrar · demmostrar · demosrtar · demosstrar · demostarr · demostrarr · demostrra · demostrrar
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demostrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demostró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demostrar" and "demostró" 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 #304,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.