Which to use
“dudan” and “dudar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,128
- “dudan” frequency rank
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- 31839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudan | dudar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dudar. | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. |
Where the eye mixes dudan and dudar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dudan vs dudar
A purely visual mix-up. dudan ([ˈd̪uð̞ãn]) and dudar ([d̪uˈð̞aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “dudan” becomes r in “dudar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dudan is recorded at frequency rank #24,128, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞ãn]. dudar is at rank #7,711, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾ].
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 31839, this pair ranks #205,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dudan vs dudar
Shared letters: adu. Private to "dudan": n. Private to "dudar": r.
"dudan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dudan" for "dudar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dudan" vs "dudar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dudan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dudan" and "dudar" 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 #205,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.