Which to use
“Dumas” and “Durán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,558
- “Dumas” frequency rank
- #12,140
- “Durán” frequency rank
- 46698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dumas | Durán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido | Apellido |
Where the eye mixes Dumas and Durán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Dumas and Durán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Dumas with Durán
A purely visual mix-up. Dumas ([dy.mɑ]) and Durán ([d̪uˈɾãn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dumas is recorded at frequency rank #34,558, classified as aname, pronounced [dy.mɑ]. Durán is at rank #12,140, tagged as aname, pronounced [d̪uˈɾãn].
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 46698, this pair ranks #124,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dumas vs Durán
Shared letters: du. Private to "Dumas": ams. Private to "Durán": nrá.
"Dumas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Durán" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dumas ← ddumas · dmuas · duams · dumass · dummas · dumsa · udmas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dumas" and "Durán" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Dumas" or "Durán" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Dumas" and "Durán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dumas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dumas" and "Durán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs Dumas". 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 #124,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.