Which to use
“duplo” and “duro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,388
- “duplo” frequency rank
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- 7458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duplo | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem duplicidade; ambíguo | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer |
Letter map: duplo vs duro
Shared letters muted; letters that set duplo and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. duplo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against duro's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on duplo vs duro
duplo and duro 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 7458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duplo is recorded at frequency rank #4,388, classified as anadj. 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 7458, this pair ranks #66,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duplo vs duro
Shared letters: dou. Private to "duplo": lp. Private to "duro": r.
"duplo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duplo" and "duro" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "duplo" or "duro" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "duplo" 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 #66,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duplo" 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 #66,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.