durante

/du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/

//du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ// prep

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The verdict

“durante” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#133
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - indica tempo claramente específico, já decorrido ou não, e com complemento no singular

Corpus desk

Index PT-durante · durante · Portuguese

durante · rank #133 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #133
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH estado

Nearest frequency peer: estado (+1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “durante”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “durante” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

durante vs diante
71% similar
durante vs durant
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for durante
PropertyValue
Headworddurante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPreposition
IPA/du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#133
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “durante”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).durantecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “estado” (#134), “trabalho” (#131), “novo” (#136). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “durante” fica em #133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around durante (IPA /du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #133 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for durante, with forms such as "ddurante", "druante", and "duarnte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "diante", "durant", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is durante, spelled D-U-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    indica tempo claramente específico, já decorrido ou não, e com complemento no singular
  2. 2
    indica tempo indefinido, já decorrido ou não, com complemento no plural
  3. 3
    indica período de tempo não decorrido totalmente, com relação a determinado fato, em circunstâncias passadas ou futuras

This word in other languages

during(English)durante(Español)durant(Français)über(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurante
  • druante
  • duarnte
  • duranet
  • durannte
  • durantte
  • duratne
  • durnate
  • durrante
  • udrante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durante - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddurante1druante2duarnte2duranet2durannte1durantte1duratne2durnate2
Edit distance from "durante"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durante"?
"durante" is spelled D-U-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "durante" mean?
As a preposition, "durante" means: indica tempo claramente específico, já decorrido ou não, e com complemento no singular
What words are commonly confused with "durante"?
"durante" is commonly confused with "diante", "durant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durante" is /du.ˈɾɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durante" come from?
"durante" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "durante", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

segundo#174ninguém#204momento#206verdade#208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

governo10 variantspreciso10 variantssistema10 variantsprojeto10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list