Which to use
“dist” is a noun and “durst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,358
- “dist” frequency rank
- #41,603
- “durst” frequency rank
- 73961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dist | durst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of distribution. | simple past and past participle of dare |
Letter map: dist vs durst
Shared letters muted; letters that set dist and durst apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for dist / durst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dist is anoun and durstaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dist is recorded at frequency rank #32,358, classified as anoun. durst is at rank #41,603, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɝst/.
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 73961, this pair ranks #37,879 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dist vs durst
Shared letters: dst. Private to "dist": i. Private to "durst": ru.
"dist" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "durst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "dist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,879 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dist" and "durst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dura vs durst". 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 #37,879 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.