Which to use
“durara” and “duraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,075
- “durara” frequency rank
- #29,616
- “duraría” frequency rank
- 67691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durara | duraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de durar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de durar. |
Where the eye mixes durara and duraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. durara runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against duraría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durara and duraría
A purely visual mix-up. durara ([d̪uˈɾaɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durara is recorded at frequency rank #38,075, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾa]. 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 67691, this pair ranks #36,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durara vs duraría
Shared letters: adru. Private to "durara": -. Private to "duraría": í.
"durara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "duraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durara ← ddurara · druara · duarra · duraar · durarra · durraa · durrara · udrara
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durara" for "duraría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "durara" vs "duraría" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durara" and "duraría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durara" 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 #36,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durara" and "duraría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría vs durara". 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 #36,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.