Which to use
“dirá” and “durar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,606
- “dirá” frequency rank
- #7,417
- “durar” frequency rank
- 13023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirá | durar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de decir. | Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse en el mismo estado, permanecer en la misma situación, desarrollarse en el tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes dirá and durar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dirá and durar
A purely visual mix-up. dirá ([d̪iˈɾa]) and durar ([d̪uˈɾaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirá is recorded at frequency rank #5,606, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾa]. durar is at rank #7,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾ].
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 13023, this pair ranks #289,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirá vs durar
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dirá": iá. Private to "durar": au.
"dirá" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "durar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durar ← ddurar · druar · duarr · durarr · durrar · udrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dirá" and "durar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dirá" or "durar" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirá" and "durar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs dirá". 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 #289,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.