Which to use
“dray” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 73445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dray | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charrette. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes dray and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dray with duras
A purely visual mix-up. dray (\dɹeɪ\) and duras (\dy.ʁa\) 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 73445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dray is recorded at frequency rank #49,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɹeɪ\. 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 73445, this pair ranks #40,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dray vs duras
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dray": y. Private to "duras": su.
"dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dray" and "duras" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dray" or "duras" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dray" 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 #40,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dray" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAF vs dray". 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 #40,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.