Which to use
“alud” is a noun and “aluden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,942
- “alud” frequency rank
- #42,799
- “aluden” frequency rank
- 80741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alud | aluden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Derrumbe de las nieves de los montes a los valles en gran cantidad y con estrépito. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aludir. |
Where the eye mixes alud and aluden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alud runs 4 letters (VCVC) against aluden's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alud and aluden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alud is [aˈluð̞] while aluden is [aˈluð̞ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “alud” sits inside “aluden”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alud is recorded at frequency rank #37,942, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈluð̞]. aluden is at rank #42,799, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈluð̞ẽn].
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 80741, this pair ranks #11,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alud vs aluden
Shared letters: adlu. Private to "alud": -. Private to "aluden": en.
"alud" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "aluden" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alud" for "aluden" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alud" or "aluden" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aluden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alud" and "aluden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs alud". 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 #11,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.