Which to use
“madura” is a verb and “madurez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,492
- “madura” frequency rank
- #7,189
- “madurez” frequency rank
- 16681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madura | madurez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | Estado o cualidad de estar completamente desarrollado o de haber crecido por completo |
Where the eye mixes madura and madurez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. madura runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against madurez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: madura vs madurez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: madura is [maˈð̞uɾa] while madurez is [mað̞uˈɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16681, 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]. madurez is at rank #7,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mað̞uˈɾes].
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 16681, this pair ranks #275,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of madura vs madurez
Shared letters: admru. Private to "madura": -. Private to "madurez": ez.
"madura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "madurez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "madura" and "madurez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "madura" or "madurez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "madura" and "madurez" 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 "madurez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madura" and "madurez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "madura vs modera". 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 #275,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.