Which to use
“dudar” and “dudaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- #47,086
- “dudaron” frequency rank
- 54797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudar | dudaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes dudar and dudaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dudar vs dudaron
A purely visual mix-up. dudar ([d̪uˈð̞aɾ]) and dudaron ([d̪uˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dudar” sits inside “dudaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dudar is recorded at frequency rank #7,711, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾ]. dudaron is at rank #47,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾõn].
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 54797, this pair ranks #81,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dudar vs dudaron
Shared letters: adru. Private to "dudar": -. Private to "dudaron": no.
"dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dudar" for "dudaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dudar" vs "dudaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dudar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dudar" and "dudaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs dudaron". 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 #81,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.