Which to use
“duda” and “dudas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #656
- “duda” frequency rank
- #1,571
- “dudas” frequency rank
- 2227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duda | dudas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de dudar. Dificultad para elegir entre dos o más opciones, o suspensión de tal decisión. | Forma del plural de duda. |
Where the eye mixes duda and dudas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between duda and dudas
A purely visual mix-up. duda ([ˈd̪uð̞a]) and dudas ([ˈd̪uð̞as]) 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) - “duda” sits inside “dudas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duda is recorded at frequency rank #656, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞a]. dudas is at rank #1,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞as].
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 2227, this pair ranks #320,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duda vs dudas
Shared letters: adu. Private to "duda": -. Private to "dudas": s.
"duda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dudas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duda" and "dudas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duda" vs "dudas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duda" and "dudas" 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 #320,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.