Which to use
“duden” and “dudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,071
- “duden” frequency rank
- #10,834
- “dudes” frequency rank
- 44905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duden | dudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dudar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes duden and dudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. duden and dudes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: duden vs dudes
A purely visual mix-up. duden ([ˈd̪uð̞ẽn]) and dudes ([ˈd̪uð̞es]) 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 “duden” becomes s in “dudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duden is recorded at frequency rank #34,071, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞ẽn]. dudes is at rank #10,834, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞es].
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 44905, this pair ranks #134,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duden vs dudes
Shared letters: deu. Private to "duden": n. Private to "dudes": s.
"duden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duden" and "dudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duden" or "dudes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "duden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duden" and "dudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donen vs duden". 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 #134,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.