# durant vs durst

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### durant
*noun · frequency rank #15,152*
Alternative form of durance (“duration”)

### durst
*verb · IPA /dɝst/ · frequency rank #41,603*
simple past and past participle of dare

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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