Which to use
“dormía” and “durmió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,025
- “dormía” frequency rank
- #18,520
- “durmió” frequency rank
- 31545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormía | durmió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes dormía and durmió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dormía and durmió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dormía and durmió
A purely visual mix-up. dormía ([d̪oɾˈmia]) and durmió ([d̪uɾˈmjo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormía is recorded at frequency rank #13,025, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmia]. durmió is at rank #18,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾˈmjo].
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 31545, this pair ranks #206,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dormía vs durmió
Shared letters: dmr. Private to "dormía": aoí. Private to "durmió": iuó.
"dormía" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "durmió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dormía" and "durmió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dormía" or "durmió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dormía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durmió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormía" and "durmió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dormi vs durmió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #206,555 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.