dur
The verdict
“dur” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,511 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,511
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - duro; rígido
Corpus desk
Index PT-dur · dur · Portuguese
dur · rank #61,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,511
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH docemente
Nearest frequency peer: docemente (-4 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “dur”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- Deutsch
Deutsch
38,505 corpus weight
- dialecto
dialecto
38,502 corpus weight
- diurético
diurético
38,495 corpus weight
- docemente
docemente
38,494 corpus weight
- dur
dur
38,490 corpus weight
- endireita
endireita
38,478 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “dur” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dur |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #61,511 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dur” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dur is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,511 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dur, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is dur, spelled D-U-R.
Definition
- 1duro; rígido
- 2resistente à penetração
- 3pouco flexível
- 4difícil de se conseguir
- 5que provoca um a abatimento físico ou moral
- 6impossível de influenciar
- 7incapaz de sentir compaixão
- 8qualidade do material sensível (filme) que necessita de muita luz para impressionar-se e que produz imagens muito contrastantes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'acer és un aliatge molt dur.
Un hivern molt dur .
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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