Which to use
“puedan” and “puedes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,023
- “puedan” frequency rank
- #298
- “puedes” frequency rank
- 1321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | puedan | puedes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de poder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de poder. |
Where the eye mixes puedan and puedes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between puedan and puedes
A purely visual mix-up. puedan ([ˈpweð̞ãn]) and puedes ([ˈpweð̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
puedan is recorded at frequency rank #1,023, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpweð̞ãn]. puedes is at rank #298, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpweð̞es].
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 1321, this pair ranks #322,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of puedan vs puedes
Shared letters: depu. Private to "puedan": an. Private to "puedes": s.
"puedan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "puedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "puedan" and "puedes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "puedan" or "puedes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "puedan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "puedes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "puedan" and "puedes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prendan vs puedan". 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 #322,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.