Which to use
“duques” and “duquesa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,013
- “duques” frequency rank
- #14,580
- “duquesa” frequency rank
- 40593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duques | duquesa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de duque. | Forma del femenino singular de duque. |
Where the eye mixes duques and duquesa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses duques with duquesa
A purely visual mix-up. duques ([ˈd̪ukes]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “duques” sits inside “duquesa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duques is recorded at frequency rank #26,013, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ukes]. 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 40593, this pair ranks #158,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duques vs duquesa
Shared letters: deqsu. Private to "duques": -. Private to "duquesa": a.
"duques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "duquesa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duques" and "duquesa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duques" 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 #158,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duques" and "duquesa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diques vs duques". 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 #158,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.