denuncianvsdenunciandoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,652
“denuncian” frequency rank
#15,340
“denunciando” frequency rank
25992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes denuncian and denunciando

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
denuncian
11 ch
denunciando

Visual trap between denuncian and denunciando

A purely visual mix-up. denuncian ([d̪eˈnũnsjãn]) and denunciando ([d̪enũnˈsjãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “denuncian” sits inside “denunciando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

denuncian is recorded at frequency rank #10,652, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈnũnsjãn]. denunciando is at rank #15,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjãn̪d̪o].

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 25992, this pair ranks #233,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of denuncian vs denunciando

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

"denuncian" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "denunciando" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • denuncianddenuncian · dennucian · dennuncian · denucnian · denuncain · denunccian · denunciann · denuncina
  • denunciandoddenunciando · dennuciando · dennunciando · denucniando · denuncaindo · denuncciando · denunciadno · denuncianddo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "denuncian" and "denunciando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈnũnsjãn] versus [d̪enũnˈsjãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "denuncian" vs "denunciando" - which ranks higher?
"denuncian" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,652 in our Spanish list, against #15,340 for "denunciando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "denuncian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "denunciando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "denuncian" and "denunciando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denunciada vs denunciando". 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 #233,849 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