# dur

> English word · Adjective · IPA /duːɹ/ · frequency rank #39,793

## Definitions
1. Major; in the major mode.

## Etymology
From German Dur, from Latin dūrus (“hard, firm, vigorous”).

## Easily confused with
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dx)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dy)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dvd)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dye)
- **DWP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dwp)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-duty)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dust)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dusk)
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dyer)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-dura)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-duran)
- **Durga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-durga)
- **durst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-durst)
- **d** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/d-vs-dur)
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/do-vs-dur)
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dr-vs-dur)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/de-vs-dur)
- **DC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dc-vs-dur)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dur