Which to use
“duradero” and “duraderos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,385
- “duradero” frequency rank
- #36,005
- “duraderos” frequency rank
- 55390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duradero | duraderos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene larga duración, o que puede durar mucho. | Forma del plural de duradero. |
Where the eye mixes duradero and duraderos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. duradero runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against duraderos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: duradero vs duraderos
A purely visual mix-up. duradero ([d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾo]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “duradero” sits inside “duraderos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duradero is recorded at frequency rank #19,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈð̞eɾo]. 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 55390, this pair ranks #79,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duradero vs duraderos
Shared letters: adeoru. Private to "duradero": -. Private to "duraderos": s.
"duradero" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "duraderos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duradero" and "duraderos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duradero" or "duraderos" 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 "duradero" 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 #79,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duradero" and "duraderos" 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 #79,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.