dadovsduroWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“dado” and “duro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,067
“dado” frequency rank
#3,070
“duro” frequency rank
4137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dado duro
Definition que foi entregado difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

Letter map: dado vs duro

Shared letters muted; letters that set dado and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
dado
4 ch
duro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

dado and duro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dado is recorded at frequency rank #1,067, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈda.dʊ/. duro is at rank #3,070, tagged as anadj.

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 4137, this pair ranks #70,866 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dado vs duro

Shared letters: do. Private to "dado": a. Private to "duro": ru.

"dado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dadoaddo · daddo · daod · ddado · ddao
  • durodduro · druo · duor · durro · udro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dado" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "dado" or "duro"?
"dado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,067 in our Portuguese list, against #3,070 for "duro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list