Which to use
“Dumas” is a name and “durar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,558
- “Dumas” frequency rank
- #7,417
- “durar” frequency rank
- 41975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dumas | durar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido | Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse en el mismo estado, permanecer en la misma situación, desarrollarse en el tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes Dumas and durar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dumas and durar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Dumas and durar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dumas is [dy.mɑ] while durar is [d̪uˈɾaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41975, 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]. durar is at rank #7,417, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾ].
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 41975, this pair ranks #150,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dumas vs durar
Shared letters: adu. Private to "Dumas": ms. Private to "durar": r.
"Dumas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "durar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dumas" and "durar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Dumas" or "durar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dumas" and "durar" 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 "durar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dumas" and "durar" 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 #150,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.