Which to use
“duramente” is an adverb and “durante” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,123
- “duramente” frequency rank
- #120
- “durante” frequency rank
- 14243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duramente | durante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De un modo duro. | Indica el transcurso de tiempo en el que ocurre una acción. |
Where the eye mixes duramente and durante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. duramente runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against durante's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: duramente vs durante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duramente is [ˌd̪uɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e] while durante is [d̪uˈɾãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duramente is recorded at frequency rank #14,123, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˌd̪uɾaˈmẽn̪t̪e]. durante is at rank #120, tagged as aprep, pronounced [d̪uˈɾãn̪t̪e].
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 14243, this pair ranks #284,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duramente vs durante
Shared letters: adenrtu. Private to "duramente": m. Private to "durante": -.
"duramente" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "durante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duramente" and "durante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "duramente" or "durante" 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 "duramente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duramente" and "durante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durando vs durante". 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 #284,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.