Which to use
“dardo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,926
- “dardo” frequency rank
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- 31996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dardo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pequena lança | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer |
Letter map: dardo vs duro
Shared letters muted; letters that set dardo and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - dardo and duro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dardo is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dardo is recorded at frequency rank #28,926, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaɾ.du/. 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 31996, this pair ranks #35,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dardo vs duro
Shared letters: dor. Private to "dardo": a. Private to "duro": u.
"dardo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dardo" for "duro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dardo" vs "duro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "dardo" and "duro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dardo" 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 #35,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dardo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs dardo". 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 #35,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.