Which to use
“deudas” is a noun and “dudan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,881
- “deudas” frequency rank
- #24,128
- “dudan” frequency rank
- 29009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deudas | dudan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de deuda. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes deudas and dudan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deudas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against dudan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deudas vs dudan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deudas is [ˈd̪ewð̞as] while dudan is [ˈd̪uð̞ãn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29009, 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]. dudan is at rank #24,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞ãn].
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 29009, this pair ranks #219,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deudas vs dudan
Shared letters: adu. Private to "deudas": es. Private to "dudan": n.
"deudas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "dudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deudas" for "dudan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deudas" or "dudan" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deudas" and "dudan" 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 "dudan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deudas" and "dudan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudan vs dudaron". 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 #219,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.