Which to use
“du” is a pronoun and “dudo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,609
- “du” frequency rank
- #4,239
- “dudo” frequency rank
- 9848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | du | dudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tú (pronombre de segunda persona singular familiar o informal) | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes du and dudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between du and dudo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: du is [duː] while dudo is [ˈd̪uð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “du” sits inside “dudo”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
du is recorded at frequency rank #5,609, classified as apron, pronounced [duː]. dudo is at rank #4,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞o].
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 9848, this pair ranks #300,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of du vs dudo
Shared letters: du. Private to "du": -. Private to "dudo": o.
"du" · 2 letters · shape CV · "dudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dudo ← ddudo · dduo · duddo · duod · uddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "du" for "dudo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "du" or "dudo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "du" and "dudo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "du" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "du" and "dudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divo vs dudo". 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 #300,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.