Which to use
“balde” is a noun and “Baldes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,609
- “balde” frequency rank
- #47,585
- “Baldes” frequency rank
- 65194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | balde | Baldes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cubo, especialmente de lona o cuero, que se emplea para sacar y transportar agua, sobre todo en las embarcaciones. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes balde and Baldes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses balde with Baldes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: balde is [ˈbal̪d̪e] while Baldes is [ˈbal̪d̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “balde” sits inside “Baldes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
balde is recorded at frequency rank #17,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbal̪d̪e]. Baldes is at rank #47,585, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈbal̪d̪es].
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 65194, this pair ranks #43,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of balde vs Baldes
Shared letters: abdel. Private to "balde": -. Private to "Baldes": s.
"balde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Baldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "balde" for "Baldes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "balde" vs "Baldes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "balde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Baldes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "balde" and "Baldes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Baldes vs bardos". 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 #43,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.