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.
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
- duro ← dduro · druo · duor · durro · udro