Which to use
“duraba” and “duraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,323
- “duraba” frequency rank
- #29,616
- “duraría” frequency rank
- 60939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraba | duraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de durar. |
Where the eye mixes duraba and duraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duraba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against duraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses duraba with duraría
A purely visual mix-up. duraba ([d̪uˈɾaβ̞a]) and duraría ([d̪uɾaˈɾia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60939, 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]. duraría is at rank #29,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈɾia].
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 60939, this pair ranks #57,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duraba vs duraría
Shared letters: adru. Private to "duraba": b. Private to "duraría": í.
"duraba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "duraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duraba ← dduraba · druaba · duarba · duraab · durabba · durava · durbaa · durraba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duraba" and "duraría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "duraba" or "duraría"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "duraba" and "duraría" 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 "duraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraba" and "duraría" 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 #57,163 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.