deudavsdeudasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,846
“deuda” frequency rank
#4,881
“deudas” frequency rank
6727
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deuda deudas
Definition Obligación de pagar o satisfacer de otro modo un compromiso. Forma del plural de deuda.

Where the eye mixes deuda and deudas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
deuda
6 ch
deudas

Why the eye confuses deuda with deudas

A purely visual mix-up. deuda ([ˈd̪ewð̞a]) and deudas ([ˈd̪ewð̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “deuda” sits inside “deudas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deuda is recorded at frequency rank #1,846, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ewð̞a]. deudas is at rank #4,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ewð̞as].

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 6727, this pair ranks #309,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of deuda vs deudas

Shared letters: adeu. Private to "deuda": -. Private to "deudas": s.

"deuda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "deudas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deudaddeuda · dedua · deuad · deudda · dueda · eduda
  • deudasddeudas · deduas · deuads · deudass · deuddas · deudsa · duedas · edudas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "deuda" for "deudas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ewð̞a] versus [ˈd̪ewð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "deuda" vs "deudas" - which ranks higher?
"deuda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,846 in our Spanish list, against #4,881 for "deudas". 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 "deuda" and "deudas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deuda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deudas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deuda" and "deudas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deuda vs Deva". 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 #309,949 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