Which to use
“durant” and “during” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #670
- “durant” frequency rank
- #33,227
- “during” frequency rank
- 33897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durant | during |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout au long de. | Durant, pendant, lors de. |
Where the eye mixes durant and during
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. durant and during follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses durant with during
A purely visual mix-up. durant (\dy.ʁɑ̃\) and during (\ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪŋ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durant is recorded at frequency rank #670, classified as aprep, pronounced \dy.ʁɑ̃\. during is at rank #33,227, tagged as aprep, pronounced \ˈdʒʊə.ɹɪŋ\.
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 33897, this pair ranks #287,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durant vs during
Shared letters: dnru. Private to "durant": at. Private to "during": gi.
"durant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "during" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durant" and "during" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "durant" or "during" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "during" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durant" and "during" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doing vs during". 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 #287,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.