Which to use
“Dach” and “duch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,236
- “Dach” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 51065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dach | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | obere Abdeckung eines Gebäudes, eines Fahrzeugs oder eines Zeltes | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes Dach and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dach and duch
A purely visual mix-up. Dach ([dax]) and duch ([dʊx]) 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 - a in “Dach” becomes u in “duch”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dach is recorded at frequency rank #2,236, classified as anoun, pronounced [dax]. duch is at rank #48,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊx].
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 51065, this pair ranks #1,149,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dach vs duch
Shared letters: cdh. Private to "Dach": a. Private to "duch": u.
"Dach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dach" for "duch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Dach" vs "duch" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dach" and "duch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,149,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dach" and "duch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs dusch". 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 #1,149,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.