Which to use
“endurece” and “endurecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,332
- “endurece” frequency rank
- #36,017
- “endurecer” frequency rank
- 77349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endurece | endurecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de endurecer o de endurecerse. | Poner dura una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes endurece and endurecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. endurece runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against endurecer's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses endurece with endurecer
A purely visual mix-up. endurece ([ẽn̪d̪uˈɾese]) and endurecer ([ẽn̪d̪uɾeˈseɾ]) 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) - “endurece” sits inside “endurecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endurece is recorded at frequency rank #41,332, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪d̪uˈɾese]. endurecer is at rank #36,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪d̪uɾeˈseɾ].
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 77349, this pair ranks #16,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of endurece vs endurecer
Shared letters: cdenru. Private to "endurece": -. Private to "endurecer": -.
"endurece" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "endurecer" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "endurece" and "endurecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endurece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endurecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endurece" and "endurecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encarece vs endurece". 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 #16,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.