Which to use
“durera” is a verb and “dures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,553
- “durera” frequency rank
- #10,690
- “dures” frequency rank
- 23243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durera | dures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de durer. | Féminin pluriel de dur. |
Where the eye mixes durera and dures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between durera and dures
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durera is \dy.ʁə.ʁa\ while dures is \dyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durera is recorded at frequency rank #12,553, classified as averb, pronounced \dy.ʁə.ʁa\. dures is at rank #10,690, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 23243, this pair ranks #353,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durera vs dures
Shared letters: deru. Private to "durera": a. Private to "dures": s.
"durera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dures" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "durera" and "dures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "durera" vs "dures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durera" and "dures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durera" and "dures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diurnes vs dures". 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 #353,612 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.