dukevsduroWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: duke is a noun, duro is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“duke” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,667
“duke” frequency rank
#3,070
“duro” frequency rank
12737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature duke duro
Definition duque difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer

Letter map: duke vs duro

Shared letters muted; letters that set duke and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
duke
4 ch
duro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duke is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

duke is recorded at frequency rank #9,667, classified as anoun, pronounced /djuːk/; /dʒuːk/. 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 12737, this pair ranks #59,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of duke vs duro

Shared letters: du. Private to "duke": ek. Private to "duro": or.

"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dukedduke · dkue · duek · dukke · udke
  • durodduro · druo · duor · durro · udro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "duke" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "duke" is a noun and "duro" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "duke" or "duro"?
"duro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,070 in our Portuguese list, against #9,667 for "duke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list