dur
/duːɹ/obsolete
dur is spelled D-U-R: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting DUR, the name). As an adjective, dur means “Major; in the major mode” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dur?
| Letters | 3: D-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dur?
Dur appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes DUR, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dur?
- /duːɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dur
Also written: duh.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dur?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dur.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rud, urd.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does dur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteMajor; in the major mode.
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noun
- 1
obsoleteslangA marijuana dealer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dur come from?
Borrowed from German Dur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).