Which to use
“doler” and “dolerá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,344
- “doler” frequency rank
- #39,179
- “dolerá” frequency rank
- 53523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doler | dolerá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Padecer dolor. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de doler o de dolerse. |
Where the eye mixes doler and dolerá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doler with dolerá
A purely visual mix-up. doler ([d̪oˈleɾ]) and dolerá ([d̪oleˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “doler” sits inside “dolerá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doler is recorded at frequency rank #14,344, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈleɾ]. dolerá is at rank #39,179, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oleˈɾa].
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 53523, this pair ranks #87,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doler vs dolerá
Shared letters: delor. Private to "doler": -. Private to "dolerá": á.
"doler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dolerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doler ← ddoler · dloer · doelr · dolerr · doller · dolre · odler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doler" and "dolerá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "doler" or "dolerá" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dolerá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doler" and "dolerá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dolerá vs dolida". 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 #87,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.