Which to use
“dupes” is an adjective and “durées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,552
- “dupes” frequency rank
- #20,424
- “durées” frequency rank
- 44976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dupes | durées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dupe. | Pluriel de durée. |
Where the eye mixes dupes and durées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dupes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against durées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dupes and durées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dupes is \dyp\ while durées 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dupes is recorded at frequency rank #24,552, classified as anadj, pronounced \dyp\. durées is at rank #20,424, 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 44976, this pair ranks #206,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dupes vs durées
Shared letters: desu. Private to "dupes": p. Private to "durées": ré.
"dupes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "durées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dupes ← ddupes · dpues · dueps · dupess · duppes · dupse · udpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dupes" for "durées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dupes" or "durées"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dupes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dupes" and "durées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "douées vs dupes". 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 #206,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.