# due vs dur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### due
*adjective · IPA /djuː/ · frequency rank #442*
Owed or owing.

### dur
*adjective · IPA /duːɹ/ · frequency rank #39,793*
Major; in the major mode.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/due-vs-dur