Which to use
“duelo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,885
- “duelo” frequency rank
- #1,341
- “duro” frequency rank
- 6226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duelo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Combate entre dos personas que ha sido previamente acordado entre los participantes, generalmente a consecuencia de una ofensa previa de uno de los contendientes. | Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo. |
Where the eye mixes duelo and duro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duelo vs duro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duelo is [ˈd̪welo] while duro is [ˈd̪uɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duelo is recorded at frequency rank #4,885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪welo]. duro is at rank #1,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪uɾo].
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 6226, this pair ranks #311,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duelo vs duro
Shared letters: dou. Private to "duelo": el. Private to "duro": r.
"duelo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duelo" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duelo" or "duro"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duelo" and "duro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duelo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs duelo". 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 #311,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.