Which to use
“depuração” and “duração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,256
- “depuração” frequency rank
- #3,323
- “duração” frequency rank
- 49579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | depuração | duração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de depurar | intervalo de tempo que uma coisa dura |
Letter map: depuração vs duração
Shared letters muted; letters that set depuração and duração apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. depuração runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against duração's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: depuração and duração
depuração and duração 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
depuração is recorded at frequency rank #46,256, classified as anoun. duração is at rank #3,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced /du.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 49579, this pair ranks #15,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of depuração vs duração
Shared letters: adoruãç. Private to "depuração": ep. Private to "duração": -.
"depuração" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "duração" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "depuração" and "duração" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "depuração" vs "duração" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "depuração" and "duração". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "depuração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "depuração" and "duração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deportação vs depuração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,422 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.