Which to use
“duden” is a verb and “Durán” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,071
- “duden” frequency rank
- #12,140
- “Durán” frequency rank
- 46211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duden | Durán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dudar. | Apellido |
Where the eye mixes duden and Durán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. duden and Durán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: duden vs Durán
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duden is [ˈd̪uð̞ẽn] while Durán is [d̪uˈɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 46211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duden is recorded at frequency rank #34,071, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uð̞ẽn]. 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 46211, this pair ranks #127,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duden vs Durán
Shared letters: dnu. Private to "duden": e. Private to "Durán": rá.
"duden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Durán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duden ← dduden · dduen · dudden · dudenn · dudne · duedn · udden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duden" for "Durán" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duden" or "Durán" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duden" and "Durán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duden" and "Durán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donen vs duden". 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 #127,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.