desnudarvsdesnudasWhich spelling fits?

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“desnudar” and “desnudas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,486
“desnudar” frequency rank
#15,344
“desnudas” frequency rank
61830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desnudar desnudas
Definition Retirar total o parcialmente la ropa de alguien. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de desnudar o de desnudarse.

Where the eye mixes desnudar and desnudas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
desnudar
8 ch
desnudas

Why the eye confuses desnudar with desnudas

A purely visual mix-up. desnudar ([d̪esnuˈð̞aɾ]) and desnudas ([d̪esˈnuð̞as]) 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 a single letter - r in “desnudar” becomes s in “desnudas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

desnudar is recorded at frequency rank #46,486, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esnuˈð̞aɾ]. desnudas is at rank #15,344, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈnuð̞as].

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 61830, this pair ranks #54,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of desnudar vs desnudas

Shared letters: adensu. Private to "desnudar": r. Private to "desnudas": -.

"desnudar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "desnudas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desnudarddesnudar · densudar · desnduar · desnnudar · desnuadr · desnudarr · desnuddar · desnudra
  • desnudasddesnudas · densudas · desnduas · desnnudas · desnuads · desnudass · desnuddas · desnudsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "desnudar" for "desnudas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esnuˈð̞aɾ] versus [d̪esˈnuð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "desnudar" or "desnudas"?
"desnudas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,344 in our Spanish list, against #46,486 for "desnudar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "desnudar" and "desnudas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "desnudar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desnudas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desnudar" and "desnudas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desnudar vs desnudarse". 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 #54,117 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