dudoso
[d̪uˈð̞oso]
The verdict
“dudoso” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,828
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene o ofrece duda.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dudoso · dudoso · Spanish
dudoso · rank #16,828 · 8 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,828
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dotar
Nearest frequency peer: dotar (-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 “dudoso”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- dominicanos
dominicanos
83,176 corpus weight
- dormitorios
dormitorios
83,175 corpus weight
- dotar
dotar
83,174 corpus weight
- dudoso
dudoso
83,173 corpus weight
- duradera
duradera
83,171 corpus weight
- Dávila
Dávila
83,170 corpus weight
What this shows “dudoso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dudoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪uˈð̞oso] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #16,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dudoso”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around dudoso (IPA [d̪uˈð̞oso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,828 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dudoso, with forms such as "ddudoso", "dduoso", and "duddoso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "duros", "dudosos", "dudo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dudoso, spelled D-U-D-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene o ofrece duda.
- 2Poco inteligible, confuso, que se puede prestar a equivocaciones o malas interpretaciones.
- 3No confiable, que no se puede creer.
- 4Sospechoso
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dudoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En la boca del mentiroso lo cierto se hace dudoso
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddudoso
- dduoso
- duddoso
- dudoos
- dudosso
- dudsoo
- duodso
- uddoso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dudoso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dudoso", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).