Which to use
“dudar” is a verb and “dudas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- #1,571
- “dudas” frequency rank
- 9282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudar | dudas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. | Forma del plural de duda. |
Where the eye mixes dudar and dudas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dudar is [d̪uˈð̞aɾ] while dudas is [ˈd̪uð̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “dudar” becomes s in “dudas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dudar is recorded at frequency rank #7,711, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾ]. 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 9282, this pair ranks #302,393 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dudar vs dudas
Shared letters: adu. Private to "dudar": r. Private to "dudas": s.
"dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC