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Which to use

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

#30,858
“denunciada” frequency rank
#22,319
“denunciados” frequency rank
53177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature denunciada denunciados
Definition Forma del femenino de denunciado, participio de denunciar. Forma del plural de denunciado, participio de denunciar.

Where the eye mixes denunciada and denunciados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. denunciada runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against denunciados's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
denunciada
11 ch
denunciados

Why the eye confuses denunciada with denunciados

A purely visual mix-up. denunciada ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞a]) and denunciados ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞os]) 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 53177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

denunciada is recorded at frequency rank #30,858, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjað̞a]. denunciados is at rank #22,319, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjað̞os].

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 53177, this pair ranks #89,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of denunciada vs denunciados

Shared letters: acdeinu. Private to "denunciada": -. Private to "denunciados": os.

"denunciada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV  ·  "denunciados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • denunciadaddenunciada · dennuciada · dennunciada · denucniada · denuncaida · denuncciada · denunciaad · denunciadda
  • denunciadosddenunciados · dennuciados · dennunciados · denucniados · denuncaidos · denuncciados · denunciaddos · denunciadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "denunciada" and "denunciados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞a] versus [d̪enũnˈsjað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "denunciada" vs "denunciados" - which ranks higher?
"denunciados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,319 in our Spanish list, against #30,858 for "denunciada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "denunciada" and "denunciados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denunciada vs denunciadas". 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 #89,138 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