Which to use
“dura” is a noun and “durant” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- #31,743
- “durant” frequency rank
- 34062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dura | durant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') | durante |
Letter map: dura vs durant
Shared letters muted; letters that set dura and durant apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dura runs 4 letters (CVCV) against durant's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dura / durant
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dura is anoun and durantapreposition. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dura” sits inside “durant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dura is recorded at frequency rank #2,319, classified as anoun. durant is at rank #31,743, tagged as aprep, pronounced \dy.ʁɑ̃\.
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 34062, this pair ranks #33,300 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dura vs durant
Shared letters: adru. Private to "dura": -. Private to "durant": nt.
"dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "durant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dura" and "durant" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dura" vs "durant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dura" vs "durant" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,300 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dura" and "durant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doula vs dura". 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 #33,300 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.