denunciadovsdenuncianWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,938
“denunciado” frequency rank
#10,652
“denuncian” frequency rank
19590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature denunciado denuncian
Definition Participio de denunciar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de denunciar.

Where the eye mixes denunciado and denuncian

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. denunciado 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.

10 ch
denunciado
9 ch
denuncian

Look-alike desk: denunciado vs denuncian

A purely visual mix-up. denunciado ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞o]) and denuncian ([d̪eˈnũnsjãn]) 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 19590, 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]. 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 19590, this pair ranks #263,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of denunciado vs denuncian

Shared letters: acdeinu. Private to "denunciado": o. Private to "denuncian": -.

"denunciado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV  ·  "denuncian" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • denunciado ← ddenunciado · dennuciado · dennunciado · denucniado · denuncaido · denuncciado · denunciaddo · denunciaod
  • denuncian ← ddenuncian · dennucian · dennuncian · denucnian · denuncain · denunccian · denunciann · denuncina

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "denunciado" and "denuncian" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞o] versus [d̪eˈnũnsjãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "denunciado" or "denuncian"?
"denunciado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,938 in our Spanish list, against #10,652 for "denuncian". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "denunciado" and "denuncian" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciado" 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 #263,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "denunciado" and "denuncian" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denunciadas vs denunciado". 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 #263,090 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