Which to use
“due” is an adjective and “dura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,954
- “due” frequency rank
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- 27273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | due | dura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | devido | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') |
Letter map: due vs dura
Shared letters muted; letters that set due and dura apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. due runs 3 letters (CVV) against dura's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - due and dura
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: due is anadjective and duraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
due is recorded at frequency rank #24,954, classified as anadj, pronounced /dju/. 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 27273, this pair ranks #41,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of due vs dura
Shared letters: du. Private to "due": e. Private to "dura": ar.
"due" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dura ← ddura · drua · duar · durra · udra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "due" for "dura" ever safe?
Which is more common, "due" or "dura"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "due" and "dura".
- Full dictionary entry for "due" 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 #41,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "due" and "dura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs due". 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 #41,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.