Which to use
“div” is a noun and “dur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,407
- “div” frequency rank
- #940
- “dur” frequency rank
- 28347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | div | dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Type de balise HTML servant à délimiter un bloc de texte d’une ou plusieurs lignes. | Ferme ; difficile à pénétrer ou à entamer. |
Where the eye mixes div and dur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between div and dur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: div is \div\ while dur is \dyʁ\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
div is recorded at frequency rank #27,407, classified as anoun, pronounced \div\. dur is at rank #940, tagged as anadj, 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 28347, this pair ranks #323,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of div vs dur
Shared letters: d. Private to "div": iv. Private to "dur": ru.
"div" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "div" and "dur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "div" or "dur"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "div" and "dur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "div" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "div" and "dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs div". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.