Which to use
“denunciar” and “denunciaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,092
- “denunciar” frequency rank
- #18,220
- “denunciaron” frequency rank
- 23312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denunciar | denunciaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner en conocimiento público un hecho ilegal o moralmente reprobable. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denunciar and denunciaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. denunciar runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against denunciaron's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses denunciar with denunciaron
A purely visual mix-up. denunciar ([d̪enũnˈsjaɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “denunciar” sits inside “denunciaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denunciar is recorded at frequency rank #5,092, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪enũnˈsjaɾ]. 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 23312, this pair ranks #246,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denunciar vs denunciaron
Shared letters: acdeinru. Private to "denunciar": -. Private to "denunciaron": o.
"denunciar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "denunciaron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denunciar ← ddenunciar · dennuciar · dennunciar · denucniar · denuncair · denuncciar · denunciarr · denuncira
- denunciaron ← ddenunciaron · dennuciaron · dennunciaron · denucniaron · denuncairon · denuncciaron · denunciaorn · denunciarno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denunciar" for "denunciaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "denunciar" or "denunciaron"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denunciar" 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 #246,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denunciar" and "denunciaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denunciamos vs denunciaron". 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 #246,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.