Which to use
“drago” and “durado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “drago” frequency rank
- #18,226
- “durado” frequency rank
- 53698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drago | durado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dragar. | Participio de durar. |
Where the eye mixes drago and durado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. drago runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against durado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between drago and durado
A purely visual mix-up. drago ([ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drago is recorded at frequency rank #35,472, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o]. 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 53698, this pair ranks #86,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drago vs durado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "drago": g. Private to "durado": u.
"drago" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "durado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drago" for "durado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "drago" and "durado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drago" 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 #86,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drago" and "durado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragado vs drago". 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 #86,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.