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“daría” and “dudaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,694
“daría” frequency rank
#47,753
“dudaría” frequency rank
51447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature daría dudaría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dar o de darse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dudar.

Where the eye mixes daría and dudaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. daría runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dudaría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
daría
7 ch
dudaría

Visual trap between daría and dudaría

A purely visual mix-up. daría ([d̪aˈɾia]) and dudaría ([d̪uð̞aˈɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “daría” sits inside “dudaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

daría is recorded at frequency rank #3,694, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾia]. dudaría is at rank #47,753, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uð̞aˈɾia].

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 51447, this pair ranks #97,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of daría vs dudaría

Shared letters: adrí. Private to "daría": -. Private to "dudaría": u.

"daría" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "dudaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "daría" and "dudaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾia] versus [d̪uð̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "daría" or "dudaría"?
"daría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,694 in our Spanish list, against #47,753 for "dudaría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "daría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dudaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #97,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "daría" and "dudaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs dudaron". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #97,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list