Which to use
“dueño” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,112
- “dueño” frequency rank
- #1,341
- “duro” frequency rank
- 3453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dueño | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que posee o controla algo. | Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo. |
Where the eye mixes dueño and duro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dueño is [ˈd̪weɲo] 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 3453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dueño is recorded at frequency rank #2,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪weɲo]. 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 3453, this pair ranks #318,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dueño vs duro
Shared letters: dou. Private to "dueño": eñ. Private to "duro": r.
"dueño" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duro ← dduro · druo · duor · durro · udro