Which to use
“denunciado” is a verb and “denunciados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,938
- “denunciado” frequency rank
- #22,319
- “denunciados” frequency rank
- 31257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denunciado | denunciados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de denunciar. | Forma del plural de denunciado, participio de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denunciado and denunciados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. denunciado 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.
Look-alike desk: denunciado vs denunciados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denunciado is [d̪enũnˈsjað̞o] while denunciados is [d̪enũnˈsjað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “denunciado” sits inside “denunciados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denunciado is recorded at frequency rank #8,938, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjað̞o]. 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 31257, this pair ranks #207,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denunciado vs denunciados
Shared letters: acdeinou. Private to "denunciado": -. Private to "denunciados": s.
"denunciado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "denunciados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denunciado ← ddenunciado · dennuciado · dennunciado · denucniado · denuncaido · denuncciado · denunciaddo · denunciaod
- denunciados ← ddenunciados · dennuciados · dennunciados · denucniados · denuncaidos · denuncciados · denunciaddos · denunciadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denunciado" for "denunciados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "denunciado" or "denunciados"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "denunciado" 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 #207,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denunciado" and "denunciados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denunciadas vs denunciados". 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 #207,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.