Which to use
“damo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,855
- “damo” frequency rank
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- 51925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama, rainha | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer |
Letter map: damo vs duro
Shared letters muted; letters that set damo and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. damo and duro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: damo vs duro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: damo is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damo is recorded at frequency rank #48,855, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈda.mɔ/. 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 51925, this pair ranks #13,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damo vs duro
Shared letters: do. Private to "damo": am. Private to "duro": ru.
"damo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "damo" for "duro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "damo" vs "duro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "damo" vs "duro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "damo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs dat". 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 #13,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.