daríavsduraríaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,694
“daría” frequency rank
#29,616
“duraría” frequency rank
33310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes daría and duraría

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

5 ch
daría
7 ch
duraría

Visual trap between daría and duraría

A purely visual mix-up. daría ([d̪aˈɾia]) and duraría ([d̪uɾaˈɾia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33310, 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]. duraría is at rank #29,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈɾia].

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 33310, this pair ranks #197,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of daría vs duraría

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "daría" for "duraría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾia] versus [d̪uɾaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daría" or "duraría" show up more?
"daría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,694 in our Spanish list, against #29,616 for "duraría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "daría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "duraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "daría" and "duraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs duraría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #197,432 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