Which to use
“dirai” is a verb and “duras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,747
- “dirai” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 28587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirai | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de dire. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes dirai and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dirai vs duras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dirai is \di.ʁe\ while duras is \dy.ʁa\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirai is recorded at frequency rank #4,747, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁe\. 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 28587, this pair ranks #321,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dirai vs duras
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dirai": i. Private to "duras": su.
"dirai" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dirai" for "duras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dirai" or "duras"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirai" 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 #321,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirai" 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 #321,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.