Which to use
“duermen” and “duermes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,230
- “duermen” frequency rank
- #16,565
- “duermes” frequency rank
- 29795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duermen | duermes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes duermen and duermes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. duermen and duermes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between duermen and duermes
A purely visual mix-up. duermen ([ˈd̪weɾmẽn]) and duermes ([ˈd̪weɾmes]) 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 - n in “duermen” becomes s in “duermes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duermen is recorded at frequency rank #13,230, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmẽn]. duermes is at rank #16,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmes].
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 29795, this pair ranks #215,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duermen vs duermes
Shared letters: demru. Private to "duermen": n. Private to "duermes": s.
"duermen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "duermes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duermen" and "duermes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duermen" or "duermes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "duermen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duermes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duermen" and "duermes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duerman vs duermes". 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 #215,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.