Which to use
“deudas” and “duda” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,881
- “deudas” frequency rank
- #656
- “duda” frequency rank
- 5537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deudas | duda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de deuda. | Acción o efecto de dudar. Dificultad para elegir entre dos o más opciones, o suspensión de tal decisión. |
Where the eye mixes deudas and duda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deudas and duda
A purely visual mix-up. deudas ([ˈd̪ewð̞as]) and duda ([ˈd̪uð̞a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deudas is recorded at frequency rank #4,881, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ewð̞as]. duda is at rank #656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞a].
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 5537, this pair ranks #313,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deudas vs duda
Shared letters: adu. Private to "deudas": es. Private to "duda": -.
"deudas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "duda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deudas" for "duda" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deudas" vs "duda" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deudas" and "duda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deudas" and "duda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs duda". 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 #313,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.