Which to use
“durar” and “duraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,417
- “durar” frequency rank
- #29,616
- “duraría” frequency rank
- 37033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durar | duraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse en el mismo estado, permanecer en la misma situación, desarrollarse en el tiempo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de durar. |
Where the eye mixes durar and duraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. durar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against duraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: durar vs duraría
A purely visual mix-up. durar ([d̪uˈɾaɾ]) and duraría ([d̪uɾaˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “durar” sits inside “duraría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durar is recorded at frequency rank #7,417, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾ]. duraría is at rank #29,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈɾia].
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 37033, this pair ranks #177,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durar vs duraría
Shared letters: adru. Private to "durar": -. Private to "duraría": í.
"durar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "duraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durar ← ddurar · druar · duarr · durarr · durrar · udrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durar" for "duraría" ever safe?
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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 "durar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durar" and "duraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs duraría". 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 #177,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.