Which to use
“deben” and “duden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #510
- “deben” frequency rank
- #34,071
- “duden” frequency rank
- 34581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deben | duden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deber. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes deben and duden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. deben and duden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses deben with duden
A purely visual mix-up. deben ([ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deben is recorded at frequency rank #510, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪eβ̞ẽn]. 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 34581, this pair ranks #190,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deben vs duden
Shared letters: den. Private to "deben": b. Private to "duden": u.
"deben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "duden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deben" and "duden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deben" vs "duden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deben" 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 #190,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deben" and "duden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donen vs duden". 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 #190,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.