duerman

/[ˈd̪weɾmãn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,004

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

duerman is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse. Pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmãn]. Often confused with Durán and duerme.

Key facts for duerman
PropertyValue
Headwordduerman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪weɾmãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,004
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for duerman is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪weɾmãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,004 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for duerman, with forms such as "dduerman", "deurman", and "duemran". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Durán", "duerme", "duermo", 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 duerman, spelled D-U-E-R-M-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de dormir o del imperativo negativo de dormirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dduerman,deurman,duemran,dueramn,duermann,duermman,duermna,duerrman,dureman,uderman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for duerman

Misspelling Variants of "duerman"

dduerman8deurman7duemran7dueramn7duermann8duermman8duermna7duerrman8
Misspelling Variants of "duerman"

Frequency rank: #35,004 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duerman"?
"duerman" is spelled D-U-E-R-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪weɾmãn].
What does "duerman" mean?
As a verb, "duerman" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse.
What words are commonly confused with "duerman"?
"duerman" is commonly confused with "Durán", "duerme", "duermo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duerman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duerman" is [ˈd̪weɾmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duerman" come from?
"duerman" 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.