dura
du·ra/ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/noun
dura is spelled D-U-R-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (du·ra). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dura means “Ellipsis of dura mater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dura is durae or duras.
How many letters and syllables are in dura?
| Letters | 4: D-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: du·ra |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 dura?
Dura appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dura?
- UK /ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/
- UK /ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/
- US /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/
Dura has 2 syllables, split du·ra in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dura?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dura from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: urad, daur.
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).
Forms of dura
- durae plural
- duras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of dura mater.
- 2
Alternative form of durra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dura come from?
Ellipsis of dura mater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).