duraríavsduraronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“duraría” and “duraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,616
“duraría” frequency rank
#23,034
“duraron” frequency rank
52650
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature duraría duraron
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de durar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de durar.

Where the eye mixes duraría and duraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duraría (CVCVCVV) and duraron (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
duraría
7 ch
duraron

Visual trap between duraría and duraron

A purely visual mix-up. duraría ([d̪uɾaˈɾia]) and duraron ([d̪uˈɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

duraría is recorded at frequency rank #29,616, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾaˈɾia]. duraron is at rank #23,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈɾaɾõn].

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 52650, this pair ranks #91,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of duraría vs duraron

Shared letters: adru. Private to "duraría": í. Private to "duraron": no.

"duraría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "duraron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • duraron ← dduraron · druaron · duarron · duraorn · durarno · duraronn · durarron · durraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "duraría" and "duraron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪uɾaˈɾia] versus [d̪uˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "duraría" vs "duraron" - which ranks higher?
"duraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,034 in our Spanish list, against #29,616 for "duraría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "duraría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "duraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "duraría" and "duraron" 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 #91,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list