denunciadovsdenunciaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,938
“denunciado” frequency rank
#18,220
“denunciaron” frequency rank
27158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature denunciado denunciaron
Definition Participio de denunciar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de denunciar.

Where the eye mixes denunciado and denunciaron

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

10 ch
denunciado
11 ch
denunciaron

Visual trap between denunciado and denunciaron

A purely visual mix-up. denunciado ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞o]) and denunciaron ([d̪enũnˈsjaɾõn]) 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 27158, 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]. denunciaron is at rank #18,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjaɾõn].

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 27158, this pair ranks #228,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of denunciado vs denunciaron

Shared letters: acdeinou. Private to "denunciado": -. Private to "denunciaron": r.

"denunciado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV  ·  "denunciaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • denunciado ← ddenunciado · dennuciado · dennunciado · denucniado · denuncaido · denuncciado · denunciaddo · denunciaod
  • denunciaron ← ddenunciaron · dennuciaron · dennunciaron · denucniaron · denuncairon · denuncciaron · denunciaorn · denunciarno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "denunciado" for "denunciaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪enũnˈsjað̞o] versus [d̪enũnˈsjaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "denunciado" or "denunciaron"?
"denunciado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,938 in our Spanish list, against #18,220 for "denunciaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "denunciado" and "denunciaron" 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 #228,201 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