Which to use
“durmiente” and “durmientes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,617
- “durmiente” frequency rank
- #48,368
- “durmientes” frequency rank
- 77985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durmiente | durmientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que duerme. | Forma del plural de durmiente. |
Where the eye mixes durmiente and durmientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. durmiente runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against durmientes's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durmiente and durmientes
A purely visual mix-up. durmiente ([d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪t̪e]) and durmientes ([d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “durmiente” sits inside “durmientes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durmiente is recorded at frequency rank #29,617, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪t̪e]. durmientes is at rank #48,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪uɾˈmjẽn̪t̪es].
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 77985, this pair ranks #15,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durmiente vs durmientes
Shared letters: deimnrtu. Private to "durmiente": -. Private to "durmientes": s.
"durmiente" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "durmientes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durmiente ← ddurmiente · drumiente · dumriente · durimente · durmeinte · durmienet · durmiennte · durmientte
- durmientes ← ddurmientes · drumientes · dumrientes · durimentes · durmeintes · durmienets · durmienntes · durmientess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durmiente" for "durmientes" 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 "durmiente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durmientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durmiente" and "durmientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desmiente vs durmiente". 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 #15,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.