nudevsnudesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“nude” and “nudes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,253
“nude” frequency rank
#45,959
“nudes” frequency rank
67212
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nude nudes
Definition tonalidade que semelhante à cor de pele dá impressão que se está nu na região que tal está presente plural de nude

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nude and nudes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
nude
5 ch
nudes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

nude and nudes are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nude” sits inside “nudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nude is recorded at frequency rank #21,253, classified as anoun. nudes is at rank #45,959, 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 67212, this pair ranks #4,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese 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

  • nudendue · nnude · nudde · nued · unde
  • nudesndues · nnudes · nuddes · nudess · nudse · nueds · undes

Frequency comparison

nude#21,253
nudes#45,959

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nude" and "nudes" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nude” sits inside “nudes”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "nude" or "nudes"?
"nude" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,253 in our Portuguese list, against #45,959 for "nudes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering nude vs nudes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “nude” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list