Which to use
“doré” is an adjective and “durer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,424
- “doré” frequency rank
- #4,566
- “durer” frequency rank
- 11990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doré | durer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recouvert d’or, plaqué or. | Continuer d’être, se prolonger. |
Where the eye mixes doré and durer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. doré runs 4 letters (CVCV) against durer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses doré with durer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doré is \dɔ.ʁe\ while durer is \dy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doré is recorded at frequency rank #7,424, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.ʁe\. durer is at rank #4,566, tagged as averb, pronounced \dy.ʁe\.
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 11990, this pair ranks #406,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doré vs durer
Shared letters: dr. Private to "doré": oé. Private to "durer": eu.
"doré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "durer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durer ← ddurer · druer · duerr · durerr · durrer · udrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doré" for "durer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doré" or "durer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,995 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doré" and "durer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs doré". 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 #406,995 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.