Which to use
“dudar” is a verb and “Durán” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- #12,140
- “Durán” frequency rank
- 19851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudar | Durán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. | Apellido |
Where the eye mixes dudar and Durán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dudar is [d̪uˈð̞aɾ] while Durán is [d̪uˈɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19851, 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]. Durán is at rank #12,140, tagged as aname, pronounced [d̪uˈɾãn].
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 19851, this pair ranks #261,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dudar vs Durán
Shared letters: dru. Private to "dudar": a. Private to "Durán": ná.
"dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Durán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dudar ← dduar · ddudar · duadr · dudarr · duddar · dudra · uddar