duerma

/[ˈd̪weɾma]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,705

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

duerma is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse. Pronounced [ˈd̪weɾma]. Often confused with dura and duma.

Key facts for duerma
PropertyValue
Headwordduerma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪weɾma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,705
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of duerma in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for duerma is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪weɾma]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,705 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for duerma, with forms such as "dduerma", "deurma", and "duemra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "duma", "Duero", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is duerma, spelled D-U-E-R-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de dormir o del imperativo negativo de dormirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dduerma,deurma,duemra,dueram,duermma,duerrma,durema,uderma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for duerma

Misspelling Variants of "duerma"

dduerma7deurma6duemra6dueram6duermma7duerrma7durema6uderma6
Misspelling Variants of "duerma"

Frequency rank: #19,705 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duerma"?
"duerma" is spelled D-U-E-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪weɾma].
What does "duerma" mean?
As a verb, "duerma" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse.
What words are commonly confused with "duerma"?
"duerma" is commonly confused with "dura", "duma", "Duero". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duerma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duerma" is [ˈd̪weɾma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duerma" come from?
"duerma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.