Which to use
“demanda” is a noun and “demandar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,255
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #40,508
- “demandar” frequency rank
- 43763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demandar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | procura | ir à procura de |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demandar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demanda and demandar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demanda is /dɨ.ˈmɐ̃.dɐ/ while demandar is /dɨ.mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “demanda” sits inside “demandar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demanda is recorded at frequency rank #3,255, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈmɐ̃.dɐ/. demandar is at rank #40,508, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/.
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 43763, this pair ranks #21,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demandar
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demandar": r.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demandar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demanda" and "demandar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demanda" or "demandar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demanda" and "demandar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demandar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demanda vs demasia". 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 #21,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.