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Which to use

“cuidemos” and “cuides” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,740
“cuidemos” frequency rank
#34,971
“cuides” frequency rank
75711
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuidemos cuides
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cuidar o de cuidarse.

Where the eye mixes cuidemos and cuides

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cuidemos runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against cuides's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
cuidemos
6 ch
cuides

Look-alike desk: cuidemos vs cuides

A purely visual mix-up. cuidemos ([kwiˈð̞emos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuidemos is recorded at frequency rank #40,740, classified as averb, pronounced [kwiˈð̞emos]. 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 75711, this pair ranks #19,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cuidemos vs cuides

Shared letters: cdeisu. Private to "cuidemos": mo. Private to "cuides": -.

"cuidemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "cuides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuidemos ← ccuidemos · ciudemos · cudiemos · cuiddemos · cuidemmos · cuidemoss · cuidemso · cuideoms
  • cuides ← ccuides · ciudes · cudies · cuiddes · cuidess · cuidse · cuieds · ucides

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cuidemos" and "cuides" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kwiˈð̞emos] versus [ˈkwið̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cuidemos" vs "cuides" - which ranks higher?
"cuides" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,971 in our Spanish list, against #40,740 for "cuidemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cuidemos" and "cuides" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cuidemos" 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 #19,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuidemos" 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 #19,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list