Which to use
“denunciar” and “denuncien” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,092
- “denunciar” frequency rank
- #33,533
- “denuncien” frequency rank
- 38625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denunciar | denuncien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner en conocimiento público un hecho ilegal o moralmente reprobable. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de denunciar. |
Where the eye mixes denunciar and denuncien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. denunciar and denuncien follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: denunciar vs denuncien
A purely visual mix-up. denunciar ([d̪enũnˈsjaɾ]) and denuncien ([d̪eˈnũnsjẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38625, 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]. denuncien is at rank #33,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈnũnsjẽn].
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 38625, this pair ranks #168,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denunciar vs denuncien
Shared letters: cdeinu. Private to "denunciar": ar. Private to "denuncien": -.
"denunciar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "denuncien" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denunciar" and "denuncien" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "denunciar" or "denuncien" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "denunciar" and "denuncien" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "denunciar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denuncien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denunciar" and "denuncien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defunción 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 #168,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.