Which to use
“dire” is a verb and “dura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,835
- “dire” frequency rank
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- 30154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dire | dura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dizer, falar | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') |
Letter map: dire vs dura
Shared letters muted; letters that set dire and dura apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dire and dura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: dire vs dura
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dire is averb and duraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dire is recorded at frequency rank #27,835, classified as averb, pronounced /diʁ/. dura is at rank #2,319, tagged as anoun.
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 30154, this pair ranks #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dire vs dura
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dire": ei. Private to "dura": au.
"dire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dire" and "dura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dire" vs "dura" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dire" and "dura".
- Full dictionary entry for "dire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dire" and "dura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dire". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #38,284 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.