Which to use
“dilación” and “duración” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,585
- “dilación” frequency rank
- #3,115
- “duración” frequency rank
- 52700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dilación | duración |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demora, retraso o detención de un asunto o actividad por cierto tiempo. | Acción o efecto de durar. |
Where the eye mixes dilación and duración
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dilación and duración follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dilación and duración
A purely visual mix-up. dilación ([d̪ilaˈsjõn]) and duración ([d̪uɾaˈsjõn]) 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 52700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dilación is recorded at frequency rank #49,585, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ilaˈsjõn]. duración is at rank #3,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈsjõn].
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 52700, this pair ranks #91,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dilación vs duración
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "dilación": l. Private to "duración": ru.
"dilación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "duración" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dilación" and "duración" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dilación" or "duración"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dilación" and "duración" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dilación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duración" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dilación" and "duración" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datación vs dilación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.