Which to use
“dor” and “dura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #934
- “dor” frequency rank
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- 3253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dor | dura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sensação desagradável: | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') |
Letter map: dor vs dura
Shared letters muted; letters that set dor and dura apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dor runs 3 letters (CVC) against dura's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: dor and dura
dor and dura 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dor is recorded at frequency rank #934, classified as anoun. 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 3253, this pair ranks #71,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dor vs dura
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dor": o. Private to "dura": au.
"dor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dura ← ddura · drua · duar · durra · udra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dor" for "dura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dor" vs "dura" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dor" and "dura". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dor" 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 #71,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dor" and "dura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dor". 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 #71,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.