Which to use
“duelen” and “duermen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,948
- “duelen” frequency rank
- #13,230
- “duermen” frequency rank
- 31178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duelen | duermen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dolar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes duelen and duermen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duelen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against duermen's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: duelen vs duermen
A purely visual mix-up. duelen ([ˈd̪welẽn]) and duermen ([ˈd̪weɾmẽn]) 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 31178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duelen is recorded at frequency rank #17,948, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪welẽn]. duermen is at rank #13,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmẽn].
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 31178, this pair ranks #208,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duelen vs duermen
Shared letters: denu. Private to "duelen": l. Private to "duermen": mr.
"duelen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "duermen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "duelen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duermen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duelen" and "duermen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duden vs duelen". 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 #208,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.