Which to use
“duodécima” and “duodécimo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,542
- “duodécima” frequency rank
- #38,073
- “duodécimo” frequency rank
- 81615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duodécima | duodécimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de duodécimo. | Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al undécimo en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del doce. |
Where the eye mixes duodécima and duodécimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. duodécima and duodécimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between duodécima and duodécimo
A purely visual mix-up. duodécima ([d̪woˈð̞esima]) and duodécimo ([d̪woˈð̞esimo]) 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 - a in “duodécima” becomes o in “duodécimo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duodécima is recorded at frequency rank #43,542, classified as anum, pronounced [d̪woˈð̞esima]. duodécimo is at rank #38,073, tagged as anum, pronounced [d̪woˈð̞esimo].
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 81615, this pair ranks #10,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duodécima vs duodécimo
Shared letters: cdimoué. Private to "duodécima": a. Private to "duodécimo": -.
"duodécima" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV · "duodécimo" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duodécima" and "duodécimo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duodécima" vs "duodécimo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "duodécima" and "duodécimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duodécima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duodécimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #10,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.