Which to use
“ducado” and “ducados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,439
- “ducado” frequency rank
- #29,615
- “ducados” frequency rank
- 60054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducado | ducados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mando supremo de una fuerza militar | Forma del plural de ducado. |
Where the eye mixes ducado and ducados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ducado and ducados
A purely visual mix-up. ducado ([d̪uˈkað̞o]) and ducados ([d̪uˈkað̞os]) 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) - “ducado” sits inside “ducados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducado is recorded at frequency rank #30,439, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪uˈkað̞o]. ducados is at rank #29,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪uˈkað̞os].
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 60054, this pair ranks #60,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ducado vs ducados
Shared letters: acdou. Private to "ducado": -. Private to "ducados": s.
"ducado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ducados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ducado" and "ducados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ducado" or "ducados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ducado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ducados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducado" and "ducados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ducado vs durando". 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 #60,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.