Which to use
“duerme” and “duermen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,824
- “duerme” frequency rank
- #13,230
- “duermen” frequency rank
- 19054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duerme | duermen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes duerme and duermen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. duerme runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against duermen's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses duerme with duermen
A purely visual mix-up. duerme ([ˈd̪weɾme]) and duermen ([ˈd̪weɾmẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “duerme” sits inside “duermen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duerme is recorded at frequency rank #5,824, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾme]. duermen is at rank #13,230, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmẽn].
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 19054, this pair ranks #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duerme vs duermen
Shared letters: demru. Private to "duerme": -. Private to "duermen": n.
"duerme" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "duermen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duerme" and "duermen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "duerme" or "duermen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duerme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duermen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duerme" and "duermen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duerman vs duermen". 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 #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.