Which to use
“Duran” is a name and “duras” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,504
- “Duran” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 58344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Duran | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département du Gers. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes Duran and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Duran with duras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Duran is \dy.ʁɑ̃\ while duras is \dy.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “Duran” becomes s in “duras”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Duran is recorded at frequency rank #34,504, classified as aname, pronounced \dy.ʁɑ̃\. 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 58344, this pair ranks #109,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Duran vs duras
Shared letters: adru. Private to "Duran": n. Private to "duras": s.
"Duran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Duran" for "duras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Duran" or "duras"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Duran" and "duras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Duran" 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 #109,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Duran" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs Duran". 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 #109,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.