Which to use
“Drs” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,556
- “Drs” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 69396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drs | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Dr ou Dʳ. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes Drs and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Drs and duras
A purely visual mix-up. Drs (\dɔk.tœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drs is recorded at frequency rank #45,556, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk.tœʁ\. 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 69396, this pair ranks #55,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Drs vs duras
Shared letters: drs. Private to "Drs": -. Private to "duras": au.
"Drs" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duras ← dduras · druas · duars · durass · durras · dursa · udras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drs" for "duras" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Drs" and "duras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drs" 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 #55,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drs" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs Drs". 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 #55,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.