dun vs dura, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dun” and “dura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,320
“dun” frequency rank: #2,319
“dura” frequency rank: 47639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dun	dura
Definition	penugem imatura em pássaros jovens	o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura')

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dun and dura apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

dun

4 ch

dura

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

dun and dura are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dun is recorded at frequency rank #45,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /duːn/, [d̥uːˀn]. 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 47639, this pair ranks #17,590 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dun vs dura

Shared letters: du. Private to "dun": n. Private to "dura": ar.

"dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

dura ← ddura · drua · duar · durra · udra

Frequency comparison

dun#45,320

dura#2,319

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dun" and "dura" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "dun" or "dura"?

"dura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,319 in our Portuguese list, against #45,320 for "dun". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dun vs dura

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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