dragovsduradoWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
drago
6 ch
durado

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

  • drago ← dargo · ddrago · draggo · draog · drgao · drrago · rdago
  • durado ← ddurado · druado · duardo · duraddo · duraod · durdao · durrado · udrado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "drago" for "durado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o] versus [d̪uˈɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "drago" or "durado"?
"durado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,226 in our Spanish list, against #35,472 for "drago". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list