nd vs nde, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“nd” is a character and “nde” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,504
“nd” frequency rank: #40,972
“nde” frequency rank: 60476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	nd	nde
Definition	Decimoséptima letra del achegety o alfabeto guaraní.	Tú, vos, usted. Pronombre personal de segunda persona singular

Same sound, different letters: nd vs nde

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.

2 ch

3 ch

nde

Same sound, different spelling - nd / nde

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nd and nde carry the same recorded pronunciation, /ˈⁿde/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is acharacter, the other apronoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nd” sits inside “nde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nd is recorded at frequency rank #19,504, classified as acharacter, pronounced /ˈⁿde/. nde is at rank #40,972, tagged as apron, pronounced [ⁿde].

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 60476, this pair ranks #58,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nd vs nde

Shared letters: dn. Private to "nd": -. Private to "nde": e.

"nd" · 2 letters · shape CC · "nde" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nd" for "nde" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nd" is a character and "nde" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "nd" or "nde" show up more?

"nd" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,504 in our Spanish list, against #40,972 for "nde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

Full dictionary entry for "nd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "nde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #58,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"nd" and "nde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nde vs nox". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #58,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.