desnudasvsdesnudoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: desnudas is a verb, desnudo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“desnudas” is a verb and “desnudo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,344
“desnudas” frequency rank
#6,511
“desnudo” frequency rank
21855
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desnudas desnudo
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de desnudar o de desnudarse. Sin vestimenta o con escasa ropa.

Where the eye mixes desnudas and desnudo

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

8 ch
desnudas
7 ch
desnudo

Look-alike desk: desnudas vs desnudo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desnudas is [d̪esˈnuð̞as] while desnudo is [d̪esˈnuð̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

desnudas is recorded at frequency rank #15,344, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈnuð̞as]. desnudo is at rank #6,511, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esˈnuð̞o].

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 21855, this pair ranks #253,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of desnudas vs desnudo

Shared letters: densu. Private to "desnudas": a. Private to "desnudo": o.

"desnudas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "desnudo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desnudas ← ddesnudas · densudas · desnduas · desnnudas · desnuads · desnudass · desnuddas · desnudsa
  • desnudo ← ddesnudo · densudo · desnduo · desnnudo · desnuddo · desnuod · dessnudo · desundo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "desnudas" and "desnudo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "desnudas" is a verb and "desnudo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "desnudas" or "desnudo"?
"desnudo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,511 in our Spanish list, against #15,344 for "desnudas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "desnudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desnudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desnudas" and "desnudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desnudar vs desnudas". 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 #253,045 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