Which to use
“madura” and “madurar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- #17,475
- “madurar” frequency rank
- 26967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madura | madurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | Desarrollarse hasta la completa plenitud o sazón. |
Where the eye mixes madura and madurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. madura runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against madurar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between madura and madurar
A purely visual mix-up. madura ([maˈð̞uɾa]) and madurar ([mað̞uˈɾaɾ]) 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) - “madura” sits inside “madurar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madura is recorded at frequency rank #9,492, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾa]. madurar is at rank #17,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [mað̞uˈɾaɾ].
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 26967, this pair ranks #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madura vs madurar
Shared letters: admru. Private to "madura": -. Private to "madurar": -.
"madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "madurar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "madura" and "madurar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "madura" or "madurar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "madura" and "madurar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "madura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "madurar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madura" and "madurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maduran vs madurar". 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 #229,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.