# Durand vs during

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Durand
*name · IPA \dy.ʁɑ̃\ · frequency rank #12,360*
Nom de famille.

### during
*preposition · IPA \ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪŋ\ · frequency rank #33,227*
Durant, pendant, lors de.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/durand-vs-during