Which to use
“cuidará” and “cuidarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,035
- “cuidará” frequency rank
- #17,656
- “cuidarse” frequency rank
- 55691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuidará | cuidarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de cuidar o de cuidarse. | Poner atención al propio bienestar o a la propia salud. |
Where the eye mixes cuidará and cuidarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cuidará and cuidarse
A purely visual mix-up. cuidará ([kwið̞aˈɾa]) and cuidarse ([kwiˈð̞aɾse]) 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 55691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuidará is recorded at frequency rank #38,035, classified as averb, pronounced [kwið̞aˈɾa]. cuidarse is at rank #17,656, tagged as averb, pronounced [kwiˈð̞aɾse].
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 55691, this pair ranks #77,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuidará vs cuidarse
Shared letters: acdiru. Private to "cuidará": á. Private to "cuidarse": es.
"cuidará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "cuidarse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuidarse ← ccuidarse · ciudarse · cudiarse · cuiadrse · cuidarce · cuidares · cuidarrse · cuidarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuidará" for "cuidarse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuidará" or "cuidarse"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuidará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuidarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuidará" and "cuidarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuidadora vs cuidará". 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 #77,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.