# dire vs duro

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dire
*verb · IPA /diʁ/ · frequency rank #27,835*
dizer, falar

### duro
*adjective · frequency rank #3,070*
difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dire-vs-duro