Which to use
“duermo” and “durmió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,761
- “duermo” frequency rank
- #18,520
- “durmió” frequency rank
- 30281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duermo | durmió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes duermo and durmió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. duermo (CVVCCV) and durmió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses duermo with durmió
A purely visual mix-up. duermo ([ˈd̪weɾmo]) and durmió ([d̪uɾˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duermo is recorded at frequency rank #11,761, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪weɾmo]. durmió is at rank #18,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾˈmjo].
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 30281, this pair ranks #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duermo vs durmió
Shared letters: dmru. Private to "duermo": eo. Private to "durmió": ió.
"duermo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "durmió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duermo ← dduermo · deurmo · duemro · duermmo · duerom · duerrmo · duremo · udermo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duermo" and "durmió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duermo" or "durmió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "duermo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durmió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duermo" and "durmió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dormi vs durmió". 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 #212,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.