Which to use
“duraba” and “duraban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,323
- “duraba” frequency rank
- #41,315
- “duraban” frequency rank
- 72638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraba | duraban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. |
Where the eye mixes duraba and duraban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. duraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against duraban's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between duraba and duraban
A purely visual mix-up. duraba ([d̪uˈɾaβ̞a]) and duraban ([d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn]) 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) - “duraba” sits inside “duraban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duraba is recorded at frequency rank #31,323, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaβ̞a]. duraban is at rank #41,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn].
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 72638, this pair ranks #24,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duraba vs duraban
Shared letters: abdru. Private to "duraba": -. Private to "duraban": n.
"duraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "duraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duraba" and "duraban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "duraba" vs "duraban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duraba" and "duraban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duraban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraba" and "duraban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duraban vs Durban". 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 #24,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.