Which to use
“dura” and “duty” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,319
- “dura” frequency rank
- #24,304
- “duty” frequency rank
- 26623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dura | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que duração ('qualidade do que dura') | dever; obrigação |
Letter map: dura vs duty
Shared letters muted; letters that set dura and duty apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dura and duty follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: dura and duty
dura and duty 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dura is recorded at frequency rank #2,319, classified as anoun. duty is at rank #24,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdjuːti/ (UK); /duːti/ (US).
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 26623, this pair ranks #42,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dura vs duty
Shared letters: du. Private to "dura": ar. Private to "duty": ty.
"dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dura" and "duty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dura" or "duty"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dura" and "duty".
- Full dictionary entry for "dura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dura" and "duty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duty". 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 #42,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.