Which to use
“duelo” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,522
- “duelo” frequency rank
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- 10592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duelo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | combate entre duas pessoas, normalmente usando espadas ou pistolas, e na maioria das vezes por questões de honra | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer |
Letter map: duelo vs duro
Shared letters muted; letters that set duelo and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: duelo vs duro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duelo is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duelo is recorded at frequency rank #7,522, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdwɛ.lu/. 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 10592, this pair ranks #62,458 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duelo vs duro
Shared letters: dou. Private to "duelo": el. Private to "duro": r.
"duelo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duelo" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duelo" or "duro"?
After this comparison
You've compared "duelo" and "duro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "duelo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,458 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duelo" and "duro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs duro". 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 #62,458 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.