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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.

4 ch
dade
5 ch
duden

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

  • dadeadde · dadde · ddade · ddae
  • dudendduden · dduen · dudden · dudenn · dudne · duedn · udden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dade" and "duden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪að̞ɪ] versus [ˈd̪uð̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dade" vs "duden" - which ranks higher?
"duden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,071 in our Spanish list, against #46,463 for "dade". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list