# der vs du

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### der
*verb · IPA /dɛɾ/, /dɛ/ · frequency rank #1,567*
primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo dar

### du
*pronoun · IPA /du:/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #5,187*
você, tu

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