Which to use
“dr” is a symbol and “dur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,995
- “dr” frequency rank
- #940
- “dur” frequency rank
- 2935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dr | dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole du drachme (dram), unité de mesure de masse ou de volume anglo-saxonne. | Ferme ; difficile à pénétrer ou à entamer. |
Letter map: dr vs dur
Shared letters muted; letters that set dr and dur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - dr and dur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dr is asymbol and duranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dr is recorded at frequency rank #1,995, classified as asymbol. 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 2935, this pair ranks #435,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dr vs dur
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dr": -. Private to "dur": u.
"dr" · 2 letters · shape CC · "dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dr" and "dur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dr" vs "dur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dr" and "dur". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dr" 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 #435,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dr" and "dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dr vs dray". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #435,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.