Which to use
“dado” and “duda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #495
- “dado” frequency rank
- #656
- “duda” frequency rank
- 1151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dado | duda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeño objeto con forma de cubo cuyas seis caras están marcadas con puntos que representan los números del uno al seis y que se usa en algunos juegos de azar. Por extensión, pieza poliédrica con las caras numeradas u otros símbolos. | Acción o efecto de dudar. Dificultad para elegir entre dos o más opciones, o suspensión de tal decisión. |
Where the eye mixes dado and duda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dado vs duda
A purely visual mix-up. dado ([ˈd̪að̞o]) and duda ([ˈd̪uð̞a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dado is recorded at frequency rank #495, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞o]. duda is at rank #656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞a].
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 1151, this pair ranks #322,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dado vs duda
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dado": o. Private to "duda": u.
"dado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dado" for "duda" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dado" and "duda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dado" and "duda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs duda". 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 #322,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.