# dear vs durar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dear
*adjective · IPA /dɪɹ/ · frequency rank #20,263*
querido; amado

### durar
*verb · IPA /du.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,293*
não se gastar;

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dear-vs-durar