desnudavsdesnudosConfusable pair

Quick tell: desnuda is a verb, desnudos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“desnuda” is a verb and “desnudos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,652
“desnuda” frequency rank
#10,126
“desnudos” frequency rank
16778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desnuda desnudos
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desnudar o de desnudarse. Forma del plural de desnudo.

Where the eye mixes desnuda and desnudos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desnuda runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against desnudos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
desnuda
8 ch
desnudos

Visual trap between desnuda and desnudos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desnuda is [d̪esˈnuð̞a] while desnudos is [d̪esˈnuð̞os]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

desnuda is recorded at frequency rank #6,652, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈnuð̞a]. desnudos is at rank #10,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈnuð̞os].

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 16778, this pair ranks #274,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of desnuda vs desnudos

Shared letters: densu. Private to "desnuda": a. Private to "desnudos": o.

"desnuda" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "desnudos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desnuda ← ddesnuda · densuda · desndua · desnnuda · desnuad · desnudda · dessnuda · desunda
  • desnudos ← ddesnudos · densudos · desnduos · desnnudos · desnuddos · desnudoss · desnudso · desnuods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "desnuda" and "desnudos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "desnuda" is a verb and "desnudos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desnuda" or "desnudos" show up more?
"desnuda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,652 in our Spanish list, against #10,126 for "desnudos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "desnuda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desnudos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desnuda" and "desnudos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desnudar vs desnudos". 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 #274,796 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