Which to use
“duraderas” and “duraderos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,073
- “duraderas” frequency rank
- #36,005
- “duraderos” frequency rank
- 70078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duraderas | duraderos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de duradero. | Forma del plural de duradero. |
Where the eye mixes duraderas and duraderos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. duraderas and duraderos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: duraderas vs duraderos
A purely visual mix-up. duraderas ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾas]) and duraderos ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾos]) 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 “duraderas” becomes o in “duraderos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70078, 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]. duraderos is at rank #36,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾos].
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 70078, this pair ranks #30,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duraderas vs duraderos
Shared letters: adersu. Private to "duraderas": -. Private to "duraderos": o.
"duraderas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "duraderos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duraderas" and "duraderos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duraderas" or "duraderos" show up more?
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 "duraderas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duraderos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duraderas" and "duraderos" 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 #30,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.