Which to use
“denuncia” is a noun and “denunció” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,287
- “denuncia” frequency rank
- #7,540
- “denunció” frequency rank
- 9827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denuncia | denunció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de denunciar₁. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denuncia and denunció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. denuncia and denunció follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses denuncia with denunció
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denuncia is [d̪eˈnũnsja] while denunció is [d̪enũnˈsjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “denuncia” becomes ó in “denunció”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denuncia is recorded at frequency rank #2,287, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈnũnsja]. denunció is at rank #7,540, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjo].
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 9827, this pair ranks #300,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denuncia vs denunció
Shared letters: cdeinu. Private to "denuncia": a. Private to "denunció": ó.
"denuncia" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "denunció" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denuncia ← ddenuncia · dennucia · dennuncia · denucnia · denuncai · denunccia · denunica · denunncia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "denuncia" and "denunció" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "denuncia" or "denunció" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "denuncia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denunció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denuncia" and "denunció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denuncien vs denunció". 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 #300,704 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.