Which to use
“duerman” and “duerme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,004
- “duerman” frequency rank
- #5,824
- “duerme” frequency rank
- 40828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duerman | duerme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 duerman and duerme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duerman runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against duerme's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: duerman vs duerme
A purely visual mix-up. duerman ([ˈd̪weɾmãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duerman is recorded at frequency rank #35,004, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmãn]. 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 40828, this pair ranks #156,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duerman vs duerme
Shared letters: demru. Private to "duerman": an. Private to "duerme": -.
"duerman" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "duerme" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "duerman" 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 #156,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duerman" and "duerme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duerman vs Durban". 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 #156,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.