dudan

[ˈd̪uð̞ãn]

/[ˈd̪uð̞ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“dudan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,128
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dudan · dudan · Spanish

dudan · rank #24,128 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,128
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doris

Nearest frequency peer: Doris (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dudan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dudan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dudan vs dura
60% similar
dudan vs dudo
60% similar
dudan vs dude
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dudan
PropertyValue
Headworddudan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪uð̞ãn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,128
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dudan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dudancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Doris” (#24,127), “dominando” (#24,126), “ebullición” (#24,130). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dudan” va en #24,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dudan (IPA [ˈd̪uð̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,128 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dudan, with forms such as "dduan", "ddudan", and "duadn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "dudo", "dude", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dudan, spelled D-U-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduan
  • ddudan
  • duadn
  • dudann
  • duddan
  • dudna
  • uddan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dudan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dduan2ddudan1duadn2dudann1duddan1dudna2uddan2
Edit distance from "dudan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dudan"?
"dudan" is spelled D-U-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪uð̞ãn].
What does "dudan" mean?
As a verb, "dudan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar.
What words are commonly confused with "dudan"?
"dudan" is commonly confused with "dura", "dudo", "dude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dudan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dudan" is [ˈd̪uð̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dudan" come from?
"dudan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dudan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Doris#24,127fisco#24,154dañan#24,097fuman#24,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

diosas7 variantsgalés7 variantshumos7 variantscommon7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list