Which to use
“viudas” and “viudo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,230
- “viudas” frequency rank
- #24,694
- “viudo” frequency rank
- 44924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viudas | viudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de viudo. | Persona cuyo cónyuge ha muerto y no se ha vuelto a casar. |
Where the eye mixes viudas and viudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. viudas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against viudo's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between viudas and viudo
A purely visual mix-up. viudas ([ˈbjuð̞as]) and viudo ([ˈbjuð̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viudas is recorded at frequency rank #20,230, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbjuð̞as]. viudo is at rank #24,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbjuð̞o].
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 44924, this pair ranks #134,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viudas vs viudo
Shared letters: diuv. Private to "viudas": as. Private to "viudo": o.
"viudas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "viudo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viudas" and "viudo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "viudas" vs "viudo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viudas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viudas" and "viudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violo vs viudo". 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 #134,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.