depuraçãovsduraçãoConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
depuração
7 ch
duração

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?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "depuração" vs "duração" - which ranks higher?
"duração" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,323 in our Portuguese list, against #46,256 for "depuração". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list