Which to use
“duque” and “duquesa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,548
- “duque” frequency rank
- #14,580
- “duquesa” frequency rank
- 18128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duque | duquesa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Título nobiliario de mayor dignidad, entre la nobleza europea. | Forma del femenino singular de duque. |
Where the eye mixes duque and duquesa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between duque and duquesa
A purely visual mix-up. duque ([ˈd̪uke]) and duquesa ([d̪uˈkesa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “duque” sits inside “duquesa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duque is recorded at frequency rank #3,548, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uke]. duquesa is at rank #14,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪uˈkesa].
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 18128, this pair ranks #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duque vs duquesa
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "duque": -. Private to "duquesa": as.
"duque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "duquesa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duque" and "duquesa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "duque" or "duquesa"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "duque" and "duquesa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duquesa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duque" and "duquesa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diques vs duquesa". 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 #269,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.