Duras

noun

"duras" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Duras” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,623 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,623
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.

Key facts for Duras
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuras
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Duras” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Duras lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Duras is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #77,623 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.".

Duras doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain. There is no known connection with the Côtes de Duras east of Bordeaux. The correct English form is Duras, spelled D-U-R-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.

Etymology

Uncertain. There is no known connection with the Côtes de Duras east of Bordeaux.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Duras"?
"Duras" is spelled D-U-R-A-S.
What does "Duras" mean?
As a noun, "Duras" means: A traditional French red wine grape mostly grown around the river Tarn, northeast of Toulouse.
What is the origin of the word "Duras"?
Uncertain. There is no known connection with the Côtes de Duras east of Bordeaux. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Duras”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-R-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list