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“dudaría” and “dudaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,753
“dudaría” frequency rank
#47,086
“dudaron” frequency rank
94839
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dudaría dudaron
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dudar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dudar.

Where the eye mixes dudaría and dudaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
dudaría
7 ch
dudaron

Look-alike desk: dudaría vs dudaron

A purely visual mix-up. dudaría ([d̪uð̞aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dudaría is recorded at frequency rank #47,753, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uð̞aˈɾia]. 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 94839, this pair ranks #698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dudaría vs dudaron

Shared letters: adru. Private to "dudaría": í. Private to "dudaron": no.

"dudaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "dudaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dudarondduaron · ddudaron · duadron · dudaorn · dudarno · dudaronn · dudarron · duddaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dudaría" and "dudaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪uð̞aˈɾia] versus [d̪uˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dudaría" or "dudaron"?
"dudaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,086 in our Spanish list, against #47,753 for "dudaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dudaría" 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 #698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dudaría" and "dudaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudamos 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 #698 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