dervsduroWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: der is a verb, duro is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“der” is a verb and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,567
“der” frequency rank
#3,070
“duro” frequency rank
4637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature der duro
Definition primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo dar difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

Letter map: der vs duro

Shared letters muted; letters that set der and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
der
4 ch
duro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: der is averb and duroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

der is recorded at frequency rank #1,567, classified as averb, pronounced /dɛɾ/, /dɛ/. 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 4637, this pair ranks #70,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of der vs duro

Shared letters: dr. Private to "der": e. Private to "duro": ou.

"der" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • durodduro · druo · duor · durro · udro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "der" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "der" is a verb and "duro" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "der" or "duro"?
"der" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,567 in our Portuguese list, against #3,070 for "duro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list