Which to use
“cuidan” and “cuídate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,335
- “cuidan” frequency rank
- #16,305
- “cuídate” frequency rank
- 31640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuidan | cuídate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes cuidan and cuídate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuidan vs cuídate
A purely visual mix-up. cuidan ([ˈkwið̞ãn]) and cuídate ([ˈkwið̞at̪e]) 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 31640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuidan is recorded at frequency rank #15,335, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞ãn]. cuídate is at rank #16,305, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞at̪e].
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 31640, this pair ranks #206,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuidan vs cuídate
Shared letters: acdu. Private to "cuidan": in. Private to "cuídate": etí.
"cuidan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cuídate" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuidan ← ccuidan · ciudan · cudian · cuiadn · cuidann · cuiddan · cuidna · ucidan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cuidan" and "cuídate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cuidan" vs "cuídate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cuidan" and "cuídate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuídate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuidan" and "cuídate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadran vs cuidan". 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 #206,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.