DuartevsduréeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Duarte is a name, durée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Duarte” is a name and “durée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,991
“Duarte” frequency rank
#1,025
“durée” frequency rank
46016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Duarte durée
Definition Nom de famille. Espace de temps pendant lequel une chose dure.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Duarte and durée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Duarte
5 ch
durée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Duarte is aname and duréeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Duarte is recorded at frequency rank #44,991, classified as aname. durée is at rank #1,025, tagged as anoun, 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 46016, this pair ranks #198,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Duarte vs durée

Shared letters: deru. Private to "Duarte": at. Private to "durée": é.

"Duarte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "durée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Duartedaurte · dduarte · duaret · duarrte · duartte · duatre · durate · udarte

Frequency comparison

Duarte#44,991
durée#1,025

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Duarte" and "durée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Duarte" is a name and "durée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Duarte" or "durée"?
"durée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,025 in our French list, against #44,991 for "Duarte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Duarte vs durée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Duarte”; for a noun, it's “durée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Duarte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list