Which to use
“dojo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,883
- “dojo” frequency rank
- #1,341
- “duro” frequency rank
- 47224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dojo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Local₄ donde se practican artes marciales. | Dicho de un material o cosa, que no se puede deformar o rayar sin esfuerzo. |
Where the eye mixes dojo and duro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dojo and duro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dojo with duro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dojo is [ˈd̪oxo] while duro is [ˈd̪uɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dojo is recorded at frequency rank #45,883, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪oxo]. duro is at rank #1,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪uɾo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47224, this pair ranks #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dojo vs duro
Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "duro": ru.
"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dojo" for "duro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dojo" vs "duro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dojo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo vs dont". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #121,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.