Which to use
“duerma” and “duma” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,705
- “duerma” frequency rank
- #39,714
- “duma” frequency rank
- 59419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duerma | duma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dormir o de dormirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir. |
Where the eye mixes duerma and duma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. duerma runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against duma's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses duerma with duma
A purely visual mix-up. duerma ([ˈd̪weɾma]) and duma ([ˈd̪uma]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59419, 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]. duma is at rank #39,714, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪uma].
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 59419, this pair ranks #62,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duerma vs duma
Shared letters: admu. Private to "duerma": er. Private to "duma": -.
"duerma" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "duma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duerma" and "duma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "duerma" vs "duma" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duerma" and "duma" 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 "duma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duerma" and "duma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva 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 #62,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.