Which to use
“duraderas” and “duradero” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,073
- “duraderas” frequency rank
- #19,385
- “duradero” frequency rank
- 53458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraderas | duradero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de duradero. | Que tiene larga duración, o que puede durar mucho. |
Where the eye mixes duraderas and duradero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. duraderas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against duradero's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between duraderas and duradero
A purely visual mix-up. duraderas ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duraderas is recorded at frequency rank #34,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾas]. 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 53458, this pair ranks #87,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duraderas vs duradero
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "duraderas": s. Private to "duradero": o.
"duraderas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "duradero" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duraderas" and "duradero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duraderas" or "duradero" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duraderas" 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 #87,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraderas" and "duradero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duraderas 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 #87,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.