dureza

[d̪uˈɾesa]

/[d̪uˈɾesa]/ noun

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The verdict

“dureza” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,139
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El estado o cualidad de ser duro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dureza · dureza · Spanish

dureza · rank #12,139 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,139
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Durán

Nearest frequency peer: Durán (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dureza”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dureza” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dureza vs dura
67% similar
dureza vs dueña
67% similar
dureza vs duela
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dureza
PropertyValue
Headworddureza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪uˈɾesa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,139
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dureza”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.durezacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Durán” (#12,140), “dramas” (#12,137), “eclipse” (#12,141). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dureza” va en #12,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dureza (IPA [d̪uˈɾesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,139 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dureza, with forms such as "ddureza", "drueza", and "duerza". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "dueña", "duela", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dureza, spelled D-U-R-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    El estado o cualidad de ser duro.
  2. 2
    Cualidad del agua asociada a la cantidad de sales que tiene disueltas, en especial sulfato de calcio o bicarbonato.
  3. 3
    Resistencia de un material a ser rallado por otro material.
  4. 4
    Resistencia de un metal al corte, o perforación, o abrasión o deformación.

This word in other languages

hardness(English)dureté(Français)Härte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddureza
  • drueza
  • duerza
  • dureaz
  • durezza
  • durreza
  • durzea
  • udreza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dureza - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddureza1drueza2duerza2dureaz2durezza1durreza1durzea2udreza2
Edit distance from "dureza"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dureza"?
"dureza" is spelled D-U-R-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪uˈɾesa].
What does "dureza" mean?
As a noun, "dureza" means: El estado o cualidad de ser duro.
What words are commonly confused with "dureza"?
"dureza" is commonly confused with "dura", "dueña", "duela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dureza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dureza" is [d̪uˈɾesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dureza" come from?
"dureza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dureza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dramas#12,137dañado#12,130Dallas#12,129cumbia#12,126

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

corrido8 variantscollege8 variantscesión8 variantsbrisa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list