diosasvsdudosasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,119
“diosas” frequency rank
#35,473
“dudosas” frequency rank
59592
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diosas dudosas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de dioso. Forma del femenino plural de dudoso.

Where the eye mixes diosas and dudosas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diosas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against dudosas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
diosas
7 ch
dudosas

Visual trap between diosas and dudosas

A purely visual mix-up. diosas ([ˈd̪josas]) and dudosas ([d̪uˈð̞osas]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diosas is recorded at frequency rank #24,119, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪josas]. dudosas is at rank #35,473, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞osas].

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 59592, this pair ranks #62,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of diosas vs dudosas

Shared letters: ados. Private to "diosas": i. Private to "dudosas": u.

"diosas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "dudosas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diosas ← ddiosas · dioass · diosass · diossas · disoas · doisas · idosas
  • dudosas ← ddudosas · dduosas · duddosas · dudoass · dudosass · dudossas · dudsoas · duodsas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "diosas" for "dudosas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪josas] versus [d̪uˈð̞osas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "diosas" or "dudosas"?
"diosas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,119 in our Spanish list, against #35,473 for "dudosas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "diosas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dudosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "diosas" and "dudosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs diosas". 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 #62,043 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