Which to use
“cuiden” and “cuides” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,289
- “cuiden” frequency rank
- #34,971
- “cuides” frequency rank
- 56260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuiden | cuides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 cuiden and cuides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cuiden with cuides
A purely visual mix-up. cuiden ([ˈkwið̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “cuiden” becomes s in “cuides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuiden is recorded at frequency rank #21,289, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkwið̞ẽn]. 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 56260, this pair ranks #75,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuiden vs cuides
Shared letters: cdeiu. Private to "cuiden": n. Private to "cuides": s.
"cuiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "cuides" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuiden" 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 #75,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuiden" 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 #75,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.