Which to use
“duradera” and “duradero” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,830
- “duradera” frequency rank
- #19,385
- “duradero” frequency rank
- 36215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duradera | duradero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de duradero. | Que tiene larga duración, o que puede durar mucho. |
Where the eye mixes duradera and duradero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. duradera and duradero follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses duradera with duradero
A purely visual mix-up. duradera ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾa]) and duradero ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾo]) 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 a single letter - a in “duradera” becomes o in “duradero”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duradera is recorded at frequency rank #16,830, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾa]. duradero is at rank #19,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾo].
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 36215, this pair ranks #181,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duradera vs duradero
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "duradera": -. Private to "duradero": o.
"duradera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "duradero" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duradera" and "duradero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duradera" or "duradero" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duradera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duradero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duradera" and "duradero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duradero vs duraderos". 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 #181,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.