Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "donado" and "durado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "donado" or "durado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.