Which to use
“dade” and “duden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,463
- “dade” frequency rank
- #34,071
- “duden” frequency rank
- 80534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dade | duden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes dade and duden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dade with duden
A purely visual mix-up. dade ([ˈd̪að̞ɪ]) and duden ([ˈd̪uð̞ẽn]) 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 80534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dade is recorded at frequency rank #46,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞ɪ]. duden is at rank #34,071, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞ẽn].
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 80534, this pair ranks #11,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dade vs duden
Shared letters: de. Private to "dade": a. Private to "duden": nu.
"dade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dade" and "duden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dade" vs "duden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dade" and "duden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dade" and "duden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dañen". 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 #11,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.