Which to use
“dox” is a noun and “dur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- #39,793
- “dur” frequency rank
- 89675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dox | dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of doc | Major; in the major mode. |
Letter map: dox vs dur
Shared letters muted; letters that set dox and dur apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dox and dur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dox / dur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dox is anoun and duranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dox is recorded at frequency rank #49,882, classified as anoun. dur is at rank #39,793, tagged as anadj, pronounced /duːɹ/.
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 89675, this pair ranks #4,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dox vs dur
Shared letters: d. Private to "dox": ox. Private to "dur": ru.
"dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dox" and "dur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "dox" or "dur" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "dox" and "dur". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dox" and "dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dour vs dox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,934 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.