Which to use
“duto” and “duty” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- #24,304
- “duty” frequency rank
- 59862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duto | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) | dever; obrigação |
Where the eye mixes duto and duty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between duto and duty
A purely visual mix-up. duto (/'du.tʊ/.) and duty (/ˈdjuːti/ (UK); /duːti/ (US)) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - o in “duto” becomes y in “duty”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duto is recorded at frequency rank #35,558, classified as anoun, pronounced /'du.tʊ/.. 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 59862, this pair ranks #7,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duto vs duty
Shared letters: dtu. Private to "duto": o. Private to "duty": y.
"duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duto" and "duty" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duto" or "duty"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "duto" 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 #7,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duto" and "duty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duto". 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 #7,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.