Which to use
“nude” and “nudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,741
- “nude” frequency rank
- #43,742
- “nudes” frequency rank
- 87483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nude | nudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fotografía en la que aparece una persona desnuda o semidesnuda. | Forma del plural de nude. |
Where the eye mixes nude and nudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nude runs 4 letters (CVCV) against nudes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nude and nudes
A purely visual mix-up. nude ([ˈnuð̞e]) and nudes ([ˈnuð̞es]) 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) - “nude” sits inside “nudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nude is recorded at frequency rank #43,741, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnuð̞e]. nudes is at rank #43,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnuð̞es].
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 87483, this pair ranks #4,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nude vs nudes
Shared letters: denu. Private to "nude": -. Private to "nudes": s.
"nude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "nudes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nude" and "nudes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nude" or "nudes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nude" and "nudes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nude" and "nudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nude vs nui". 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 #4,458 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.