Which to use
“dura” is a noun and “duro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- 5389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dura | duro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer |
Letter map: dura vs duro
Shared letters muted; letters that set dura and duro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dura and duro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dura / duro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dura is anoun and duroanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “dura” becomes o in “duro”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dura is recorded at frequency rank #2,319, classified as anoun. 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 5389, this pair ranks #69,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dura vs duro
Shared letters: dru. Private to "dura": a. Private to "duro": o.
"dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dura" for "duro" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dura" or "duro"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dura" and "duro".
- Full dictionary entry for "dura" 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 #69,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dura" 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 #69,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.