Which to use
“dragão” and “duração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,634
- “dragão” frequency rank
- #3,323
- “duração” frequency rank
- 7957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dragão | duração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | monstro mitológico baseado em uma serpente ou lagarto, alado e que expele fogo pela boca | intervalo de tempo que uma coisa dura |
Where the eye mixes dragão and duração
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dragão runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against duração's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dragão and duração
A purely visual mix-up. dragão (/dɾɐ.ˈgãw/) and duração (/du.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dragão is recorded at frequency rank #4,634, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɾɐ.ˈgãw/. duração is at rank #3,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced /du.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 7957, this pair ranks #66,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dragão vs duração
Shared letters: adorã. Private to "dragão": g. Private to "duração": uç.
"dragão" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "duração" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dragão" and "duração" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dragão" vs "duração" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dragão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dragão" and "duração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragão vs drogo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,002 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.