Which to use
“durées” is a noun and “durer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,424
- “durées” frequency rank
- #4,566
- “durer” frequency rank
- 24990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durées | durer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de durée. | Continuer d’être, se prolonger. |
Same sound, different letters: durées vs durer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. durées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against durer's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: durées vs durer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: durées and durer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dy.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durées is recorded at frequency rank #20,424, classified as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁe\. 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 24990, this pair ranks #343,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durées vs durer
Shared letters: deru. Private to "durées": sé. Private to "durer": -.
"durées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "durer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durer ← ddurer · druer · duerr · durerr · durrer · udrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durées" for "durer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "durées" vs "durer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "durées" / "durer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "durées" 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 #343,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durées" and "durer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diurnes vs durées". 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 #343,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.