Which to use
“dudar” and “durara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- #38,075
- “durara” frequency rank
- 45786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dudar | durara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de durar. |
Where the eye mixes dudar and durara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dudar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against durara's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dudar with durara
A purely visual mix-up. dudar ([d̪uˈð̞aɾ]) and durara ([d̪uˈɾaɾa]) 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 45786, 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]. durara is at rank #38,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾa].
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 45786, this pair ranks #129,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dudar vs durara
Shared letters: adru. Private to "dudar": -. Private to "durara": -.
"dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "durara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dudar" for "durara" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dudar" or "durara" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dudar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dudar" and "durara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs durara". 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 #129,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.