Which to use
“cuida” and “cuides” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “cuida” frequency rank
- #34,971
- “cuides” frequency rank
- 41361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuida | cuides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse. |
Where the eye mixes cuida and cuides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cuida with cuides
A purely visual mix-up. cuida ([ˈkwið̞a]) and cuides ([ˈkwið̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuida is recorded at frequency rank #6,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞a]. cuides is at rank #34,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞es].
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 41361, this pair ranks #154,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuida vs cuides
Shared letters: cdiu. Private to "cuida": a. Private to "cuides": es.
"cuida" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cuides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuida" for "cuides" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cuida" vs "cuides" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cuida" and "cuides" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuida" and "cuides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuídense vs cuides". 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 #154,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.