Which to use
“denuncian” and “denunció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,652
- “denuncian” frequency rank
- #7,540
- “denunció” frequency rank
- 18192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denuncian | denunció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de denunciar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denuncian and denunció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. denuncian runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against denunció's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between denuncian and denunció
A purely visual mix-up. denuncian ([d̪eˈnũnsjãn]) and denunció ([d̪enũnˈsjo]) 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 18192, 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]. denunció is at rank #7,540, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjo].
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 18192, this pair ranks #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denuncian vs denunció
Shared letters: cdeinu. Private to "denuncian": a. Private to "denunció": ó.
"denuncian" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "denunció" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denuncian ← ddenuncian · dennucian · dennuncian · denucnian · denuncain · denunccian · denunciann · denuncina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denuncian" and "denunció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "denuncian" vs "denunció" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denuncian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denunció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denuncian" and "denunció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denuncian vs denuncien". 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 #268,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.