Which to use
“duraba” and “durado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,323
- “duraba” frequency rank
- #18,226
- “durado” frequency rank
- 49549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraba | durado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. | Participio de durar. |
Where the eye mixes duraba and durado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. duraba and durado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses duraba with durado
A purely visual mix-up. duraba ([d̪uˈɾaβ̞a]) and durado ([d̪uˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49549, 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]. durado is at rank #18,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾað̞o].
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 49549, this pair ranks #108,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duraba vs durado
Shared letters: adru. Private to "duraba": b. Private to "durado": o.
"duraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "durado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duraba" and "durado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duraba" or "durado"?
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 "duraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraba" and "durado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duraba 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 #108,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.