# durant

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #15,152

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of durance (“duration”)
2. A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).

## Easily confused with
- **durst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durant-vs-durst)
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durant-vs-during)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durant-vs-durban)
- **durian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durant-vs-durian)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dura-vs-durant)
- **draft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draft-vs-durant)
- **drank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drank-vs-durant)
- **Duane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duane-vs-durant)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durant)
- **Doran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doran-vs-durant)
- **Dugan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dugan-vs-durant)
- **Dupont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupont-vs-durant)
- **Durand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durand-vs-durant)
- **dormant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dormant-vs-durant)
- **Durango** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durango-vs-durant)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddurant`, `druant`, `duarnt`, `durannt`, `durantt`, `duratn`, `durnat`, `durrant`, `udrant`

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