Which to use
“dardo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,939
- “dardo” frequency rank
- #1,341
- “duro” frequency rank
- 29280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dardo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeña arma punzante que se arroja con la mano o con una cerbatana | Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo. |
Where the eye mixes dardo and duro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dardo with duro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dardo is [ˈd̪aɾð̞o] while duro is [ˈd̪uɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dardo is recorded at frequency rank #27,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾð̞o]. duro is at rank #1,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪uɾo].
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 29280, this pair ranks #217,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dardo vs duro
Shared letters: dor. Private to "dardo": a. Private to "duro": u.
"dardo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dardo" for "duro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dardo" vs "duro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dardo" and "duro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dardo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dardo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dardo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #217,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.