Which to use
“aduana” is a noun and “Aldana” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,654
- “aduana” frequency rank
- #31,629
- “Aldana” frequency rank
- 39283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aduana | Aldana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organismo del Estado encargado de percibir las tasas y derechos que gravan los bienes que se comercian atravesando las fronteras | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes aduana and Aldana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aduana (VCVVCV) and Aldana (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses aduana with Aldana
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aduana is [aˈð̞wana] while Aldana is [al̪ˈd̪ana]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aduana is recorded at frequency rank #7,654, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈð̞wana]. Aldana is at rank #31,629, tagged as aname, pronounced [al̪ˈd̪ana].
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 39283, this pair ranks #165,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aduana vs Aldana
Shared letters: adn. Private to "aduana": u. Private to "Aldana": l.
"aduana" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "Aldana" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aduana" for "Aldana" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aduana" or "Aldana" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aduana" and "Aldana" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aduana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Aldana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aduana" and "Aldana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aldana vs Almansa". 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 #165,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.