Which to use
“dedo” and “duelo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,823
- “dedo” frequency rank
- #4,885
- “duelo” frequency rank
- 7708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedo | duelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los apéndices en que termina la mano. | Combate entre dos personas que ha sido previamente acordado entre los participantes, generalmente a consecuencia de una ofensa previa de uno de los contendientes. |
Where the eye mixes dedo and duelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dedo and duelo
A purely visual mix-up. dedo ([ˈd̪eð̞o]) and duelo ([ˈd̪welo]) 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 7708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedo is recorded at frequency rank #2,823, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪eð̞o]. duelo is at rank #4,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪welo].
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 7708, this pair ranks #307,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedo vs duelo
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dedo": -. Private to "duelo": lu.
"dedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duelo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dedo" and "duelo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dedo" vs "duelo" - 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 "dedo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedo" and "duelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs duelo". 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 #307,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.