Which to use
“dotar” and “durar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,337
- “dotar” frequency rank
- #5,293
- “durar” frequency rank
- 36630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dotar | durar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar dote a | não se gastar; |
Where the eye mixes dotar and durar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dotar vs durar
A purely visual mix-up. dotar (/du.ˈtaɾ/) and durar (/du.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dotar is recorded at frequency rank #31,337, classified as averb, pronounced /du.ˈtaɾ/. durar is at rank #5,293, tagged as averb, pronounced /du.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 36630, this pair ranks #30,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dotar vs durar
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dotar": ot. Private to "durar": u.
"dotar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "durar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dotar" for "durar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dotar" or "durar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dotar" and "durar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dotar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dotar" and "durar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domar vs dotar". 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 #30,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.