Which to use
“dudo” and “duma” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,239
- “dudo” frequency rank
- #39,714
- “duma” frequency rank
- 43953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudo | duma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dudar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir. |
Where the eye mixes dudo and duma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dudo with duma
A purely visual mix-up. dudo ([ˈd̪uð̞o]) and duma ([ˈd̪uma]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dudo is recorded at frequency rank #4,239, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞o]. duma is at rank #39,714, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uma].
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 43953, this pair ranks #139,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dudo vs duma
Shared letters: du. Private to "dudo": o. Private to "duma": am.
"dudo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dudo" and "duma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dudo" or "duma" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dudo" and "duma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dudo" and "duma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs duma". 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 #139,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.