Which to use
“duerma” and “duerme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,705
- “duerma” frequency rank
- #5,824
- “duerme” frequency rank
- 25529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duerma | duerme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes duerma and duerme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duerma and duerme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: duerma vs duerme
A purely visual mix-up. duerma ([ˈd̪weɾma]) and duerme ([ˈd̪weɾme]) 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 a single letter - a in “duerma” becomes e in “duerme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duerma is recorded at frequency rank #19,705, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾma]. duerme is at rank #5,824, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾme].
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 25529, this pair ranks #236,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duerma vs duerme
Shared letters: demru. Private to "duerma": a. Private to "duerme": -.
"duerma" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "duerme" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duerma" and "duerme" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duerma" or "duerme"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "duerma" and "duerme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duerma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duerme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duerma" and "duerme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duerma vs duma". 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 #236,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.