dejaríavsduraríaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,508
“dejaría” frequency rank
#29,616
“duraría” frequency rank
38124
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejaría duraría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dejar o de dejarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de durar.

Where the eye mixes dejaría and duraría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejaría and duraría follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
dejaría
7 ch
duraría

Why the eye confuses dejaría with duraría

A purely visual mix-up. dejaría ([d̪exaˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejaría is recorded at frequency rank #8,508, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾia]. 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 38124, this pair ranks #171,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejaría vs duraría

Shared letters: adrí. Private to "dejaría": ej. Private to "duraría": u.

"dejaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "duraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejaría" and "duraría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾia] versus [d̪uɾaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejaría" vs "duraría" - which ranks higher?
"dejaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,508 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejaría" 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 #171,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejaría" and "duraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs duraría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #171,705 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