Which to use
“donación” and “duración” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,771
- “donación” frequency rank
- #3,115
- “duración” frequency rank
- 9886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donación | duración |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto y acción de dar o donar. | Acción o efecto de durar. |
Where the eye mixes donación and duración
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: donación vs duración
A purely visual mix-up. donación ([d̪onaˈsjõn]) 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 9886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donación is recorded at frequency rank #6,771, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪onaˈsjõn]. 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 9886, this pair ranks #300,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of donación vs duración
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "donación": o. Private to "duración": ru.
"donación" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "duración" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "donación" and "duración" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "donación" or "duración" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "donación" 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 #300,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donación" and "duración" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dilación vs donación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,516 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.