duro
[ˈd̪uɾo]
The verdict
“duro” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,341
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-duro · duro · Spanish
duro · rank #1,341 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,341
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH distintos
Nearest frequency peer: distintos (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “duro”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- carácter
carácter
98,663 corpus weight
- deberían
deberían
98,662 corpus weight
- distintos
distintos
98,661 corpus weight
- duro
duro
98,660 corpus weight
- eh
eh
98,659 corpus weight
- estación
estación
98,658 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “duro” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈd̪uɾo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #1,341 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “duro” en la frecuencia del español
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around duro (IPA [ˈd̪uɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,341 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for duro, with forms such as "dduro", "druo", and "duor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duty", "duros", "do", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is duro, spelled D-U-R-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo.
- 2Por extensión, rígido, que no se puede doblar fácilmente.
- 3Difícil de sobrellevar.
- 4Que no demuestra compasión o sensibilidad.
- 5Áspero o severo hasta la crueldad.
- 6Dicho del agua, rica en minerales de calcio.
- 7Que no cede o cambia de opinión fácilmente.
- 8Que ha consumido licor u otra sustancia hasta perder control de su coordinación, conciencia o lucidez.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how duro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una dura travesía.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dduro
- druo
- duor
- durro
- udro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of duro - 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.
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
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "duro", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "duro". Here's where to go from here.
- "duro" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "duty". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,341 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.