Which to use
“denunciada” is a participle and “denuncian” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,858
- “denunciada” frequency rank
- #10,652
- “denuncian” frequency rank
- 41510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denunciada | denuncian |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de denunciado, participio de denunciar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denunciada and denuncian
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. denunciada runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against denuncian's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between denunciada and denuncian
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denunciada is [d̪enũnˈsjað̞a] while denuncian is [d̪eˈnũnsjãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41510, 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]. denuncian is at rank #10,652, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈnũnsjãn].
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 41510, this pair ranks #153,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denunciada vs denuncian
Shared letters: acdeinu. Private to "denunciada": -. Private to "denuncian": -.
"denunciada" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "denuncian" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denunciada ← ddenunciada · dennuciada · dennunciada · denucniada · denuncaida · denuncciada · denunciaad · denunciadda
- denuncian ← ddenuncian · dennucian · dennuncian · denucnian · denuncain · denunccian · denunciann · denuncina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denunciada" and "denuncian" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "denunciada" vs "denuncian" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denunciada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denuncian" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denunciada" and "denuncian" 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 #153,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.