dur
French, noun/dyʁ/
dur is spelled D-U-R (3 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written French, the 941st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dur is a French masculine noun meaning “firmness, solidity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui est ferme, solide”.
What does dur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
- 2
hard (not soft)
- 3
hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
- 4
harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
- 5
harsh
adverb
- 1
hard
travailler dur
noun
- 1
masculinefirmness, solidity
noun
- 1
masculinehard case (tough person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Ferme ; difficile à pénétrer ou à entamer. 2. Qui est opposé à fin. 3. Qui est insensible, inhumain ou très sévère ; fâcheux, affligeant, difficile à supporter ; pénible ; rude et désagréable à la sensation. 4. Il se dit, dans un sens analogue, des dehors, des manières, des discours.
adverb: 1. Fortement. 2. Durement.
noun: 1. Ce qui est ferme, solide. 2. Personne pleine de dureté ; dur à cuire. 3. Nom donné à l’hexacorde où figurait un bécarre. 4. Dans la nomenclature musicale allemande, désigne le mode majeur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dur
- dure feminine
- durs masculine plural
- dures feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dur?
- /dyʁ/
- Canada /d͡zʏʁ/
- \dyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dur in French?
dur appears 89 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).