Which to use
“duro” is an adjective and “duty” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,070
- “duro” frequency rank
- #24,304
- “duty” frequency rank
- 27374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duro | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | difícil de quebrar ou de desfazer | dever; obrigação |
Letter map: duro vs duty
Shared letters muted; letters that set duro and duty apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duro is anadjective and dutyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duro is recorded at frequency rank #3,070, classified as anadj. 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 27374, this pair ranks #41,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duro vs duty
Shared letters: du. Private to "duro": or. Private to "duty": ty.
"duro" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV