Which to use
“duraban” is a verb and “durable” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,315
- “duraban” frequency rank
- #46,507
- “durable” frequency rank
- 87822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraban | durable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de durar. | Que dura o puede subsistir por bastante tiempo. |
Where the eye mixes duraban and durable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duraban vs durable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duraban is [d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn] while durable is [d̪uˈɾaβ̞le]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duraban is recorded at frequency rank #41,315, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaβ̞ãn]. durable is at rank #46,507, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaβ̞le].
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 87822, this pair ranks #4,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duraban vs durable
Shared letters: abdru. Private to "duraban": n. Private to "durable": el.
"duraban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "durable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duraban" and "durable" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraban" and "durable" 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 #4,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.