Which to use
“cuidarse” and “cuídense” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,656
- “cuidarse” frequency rank
- #49,559
- “cuídense” frequency rank
- 67215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuidarse | cuídense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner atención al propio bienestar o a la propia salud. | Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de cuidarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes cuidarse and cuídense
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cuidarse with cuídense
A purely visual mix-up. cuidarse ([kwiˈð̞aɾse]) and cuídense ([ˈkwið̞ẽnse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuidarse is recorded at frequency rank #17,656, classified as averb, pronounced [kwiˈð̞aɾse]. cuídense is at rank #49,559, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞ẽnse].
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 67215, this pair ranks #37,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuidarse vs cuídense
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "cuidarse": air. Private to "cuídense": ní.
"cuidarse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "cuídense" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuidarse ← ccuidarse · ciudarse · cudiarse · cuiadrse · cuidarce · cuidares · cuidarrse · cuidarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuidarse" for "cuídense" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuidarse" or "cuídense" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cuidarse" and "cuídense" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuidarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuídense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuidarse" and "cuídense" 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 #37,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.