Which to use
“maduran” and “madurar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,243
- “maduran” frequency rank
- #17,475
- “madurar” frequency rank
- 64718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maduran | madurar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de madurar. | Desarrollarse hasta la completa plenitud o sazón. |
Where the eye mixes maduran and madurar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maduran and madurar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses maduran with madurar
A purely visual mix-up. maduran ([maˈð̞uɾãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “maduran” becomes r in “madurar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maduran is recorded at frequency rank #47,243, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈð̞uɾãn]. 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 64718, this pair ranks #44,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maduran vs madurar
Shared letters: admru. Private to "maduran": n. Private to "madurar": -.
"maduran" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "madurar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maduran" for "madurar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maduran" vs "madurar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maduran" 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 #44,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maduran" and "madurar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maduran vs Maturana". 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 #44,778 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.