Which to use
“dar” and “durs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,918
- “dar” frequency rank
- #6,699
- “durs” frequency rank
- 24617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dar | durs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison, habitation dans les pays du Maghreb, en particulier au Maroc. | Le bagne. |
Where the eye mixes dar and durs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dar with durs
A purely visual mix-up. dar (\daʁ\) and durs (\dyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dar is recorded at frequency rank #17,918, classified as anoun, pronounced \daʁ\. durs is at rank #6,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 24617, this pair ranks #345,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dar vs durs
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dar": a. Private to "durs": su.
"dar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "durs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durs ← ddurs · drus · durrs · durss · dusr · udrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dar" for "durs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dar" or "durs"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dar" and "durs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dar vs dray". 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 #345,588 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.