dure
/djʊə/obsolete
dure is spelled D-U-R-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dure means “To last, continue, endure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dure?
| Letters | 4: D-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 dure?
Dure appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 dure?
- UK /djʊə/
- UK /dʒʊə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dure?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dure from its last stressed vowel (/ʊə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rude.
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 dure
- dures present, singular, he/she/it
- during participle, present
- dured participle, past
- more dure comparative
- most dure superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo last, continue, endure.
adjective
- 1
archaichard; harsh; severe; rough
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to last, continue, endure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | dauern |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dure come from?
From Middle English duren (“to last”), from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre. Related to Dutch duren (“to last, dure”), German dauern (“to last, dure”). Doublet of endure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).