Which to use
“dires” and “durs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,949
- “dires” frequency rank
- #6,699
- “durs” frequency rank
- 18648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dires | durs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dire. | Le bagne. |
Where the eye mixes dires and durs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dires vs durs
A purely visual mix-up. dires (\diʁ\) 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 18648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dires is recorded at frequency rank #11,949, classified as anoun, pronounced \diʁ\. 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 18648, this pair ranks #377,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dires vs durs
Shared letters: drs. Private to "dires": ei. Private to "durs": u.
"dires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "durs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dires" and "durs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dires" or "durs"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dires" and "durs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dires" 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 #377,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dires" and "durs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dires". 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 #377,222 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.