donadovsduradoWhat's the difference?

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

#18,800
“donado” frequency rank
#18,226
“durado” frequency rank
37026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donado durado
Definition Participio de donar. Participio de durar.

Where the eye mixes donado and durado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
donado
6 ch
durado

Look-alike desk: donado vs durado

A purely visual mix-up. donado ([d̪oˈnað̞o]) and durado ([d̪uˈɾað̞o]) 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 37026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donado is recorded at frequency rank #18,800, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞o]. durado is at rank #18,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾað̞o].

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 37026, this pair ranks #177,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of donado vs durado

Shared letters: ado. Private to "donado": n. Private to "durado": ru.

"donado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "durado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donadoddonado · dnoado · doando · donaddo · donaod · dondao · donnado · odnado
  • duradoddurado · druado · duardo · duraddo · duraod · durdao · durrado · udrado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "donado" and "durado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪oˈnað̞o] versus [d̪uˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "donado" or "durado"?
"durado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,226 in our Spanish list, against #18,800 for "donado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "donado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "durado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "donado" and "durado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durado vs durando". 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 #177,530 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