denuncianvsdenuncióWhat's the difference?

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.

9 ch
denuncian
8 ch
denunció

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈnũnsjãn] versus [d̪enũnˈsjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "denuncian" vs "denunció" - which ranks higher?
"denunció" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,540 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.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list