Which to use
“denuncien” and “denunció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,533
- “denuncien” frequency rank
- #7,540
- “denunció” frequency rank
- 41073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denuncien | denunció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo 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 denuncien and denunció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. denuncien 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.
Why the eye confuses denuncien with denunció
A purely visual mix-up. denuncien ([d̪eˈnũnsjẽn]) 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 41073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denuncien is recorded at frequency rank #33,533, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈnũnsjẽn]. 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 41073, this pair ranks #155,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denuncien vs denunció
Shared letters: cdeinu. Private to "denuncien": -. Private to "denunció": ó.
"denuncien" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "denunció" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denuncien ← ddenuncien · dennucien · dennuncien · denucnien · denunccien · denuncein · denuncienn · denuncine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denuncien" and "denunció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "denuncien" or "denunció" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "denuncien" 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 #155,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denuncien" and "denunció" 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 #155,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.