daravsduroTell them apart

Quick tell: dara is a num, duro is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dara” is a num and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,030
“dara” frequency rank
#3,070
“duro” frequency rank
30100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dara duro
Definition segundo, numeral ordinal relacionado ao número 2 difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

Letter map: dara vs duro

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

4 ch
dara
4 ch
duro

Grammar separator: dara vs duro

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dara is anum and duroanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dara is recorded at frequency rank #27,030, classified as anum. 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 30100, this pair ranks #38,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dara vs duro

Shared letters: dr. Private to "dara": a. Private to "duro": ou.

"dara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • daraadra · daar · darra · ddara · draa
  • durodduro · druo · duor · durro · udro

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dara" for "duro" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dara" is a num and "duro" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dara" or "duro"?
"duro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,070 in our Portuguese list, against #27,030 for "dara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "dara" and "duro". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dara" 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 #38,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dara" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dara 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 #38,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list