Which to use
“dados” is a participle and “dudosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,410
- “dados” frequency rank
- #15,075
- “dudosa” frequency rank
- 22485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dados | dudosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dado, participio de dar. | Forma del femenino de dudoso. |
Where the eye mixes dados and dudosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dados runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dudosa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dados with dudosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dados is [ˈd̪að̞os] while dudosa is [d̪uˈð̞osa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dados is recorded at frequency rank #7,410, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞os]. dudosa is at rank #15,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞osa].
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 22485, this pair ranks #250,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dados vs dudosa
Shared letters: ados. Private to "dados": -. Private to "dudosa": u.
"dados" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudosa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dados" for "dudosa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dados" or "dudosa"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dados" and "dudosa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dados" and "dudosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dados". 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 #250,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.