Which to use
“das” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,761
- “das” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 36601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sida. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Letter map: das vs duras
Shared letters muted; letters that set das and duras apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: das and duras
das and duras are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #12,761, classified as anoun. duras is at rank #23,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁa\.
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 36601, this pair ranks #268,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of das vs duras
Shared letters: ads. Private to "das": -. Private to "duras": ru.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duras ← dduras · druas · duars · durass · durras · dursa · udras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "das" for "duras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "das" vs "duras" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "das" and "duras".
- Full dictionary entry for "das" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs duras". 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 #268,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.