Which to use
“desde” is a preposition and “duende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #155
- “desde” frequency rank
- #21,149
- “duende” frequency rank
- 21304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desde | duende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a começar de; a partir de | criatura do folclore ibérico, latino-americano e filipino |
Letter map: desde vs duende
Shared letters muted; letters that set desde and duende apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: desde vs duende
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: desde is apreposition and duendeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desde is recorded at frequency rank #155, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈdeʒ.dɨ/. duende is at rank #21,149, tagged as anoun.
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 21304, this pair ranks #49,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desde vs duende
Shared letters: de. Private to "desde": s. Private to "duende": nu.
"desde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desde" and "duende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desde" or "duende"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "desde" and "duende". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "desde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desde" and "duende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decade vs desde". 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 #49,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.