dorvsduroWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#934
“dor” frequency rank
#3,070
“duro” frequency rank
4004
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dor duro
Definition sensação desagradável: difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

Letter map: dor vs duro

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

3 ch
dor
4 ch
duro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dor is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dor is recorded at frequency rank #934, classified as anoun. 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 4004, this pair ranks #71,036 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dor vs duro

Shared letters: dor. Private to "dor": -. Private to "duro": u.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • durodduro · druo · duor · durro · udro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dor" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dor" is a noun and "duro" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dor" or "duro"?
"dor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #934 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