Which to use
“durci” and “durer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,770
- “durci” frequency rank
- #4,566
- “durer” frequency rank
- 42336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durci | durer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe durcir. | Continuer d’être, se prolonger. |
Where the eye mixes durci and durer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. durci (CVCCV) and durer (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: durci vs durer
A purely visual mix-up. durci (\dyʁ.si\) and durer (\dy.ʁe\) 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 42336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durci is recorded at frequency rank #37,770, classified as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.si\. durer is at rank #4,566, tagged as averb, 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 42336, this pair ranks #226,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durci vs durer
Shared letters: dru. Private to "durci": ci. Private to "durer": e.
"durci" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "durer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durci" and "durer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "durci" vs "durer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durci" and "durer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs durci". 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 #226,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.