Which to use
“Dachs” and “duch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,671
- “Dachs” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 76500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dachs | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Säugetier mit grauem Fell und markanter weiß-schwarzer Fellzeichnung am Kopf, das in den europäischen Wäldern anzutreffen ist; der Europäische Dachs | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes Dachs and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dachs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against duch's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Dachs with duch
A purely visual mix-up. Dachs ([daks]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dachs is recorded at frequency rank #27,671, classified as anoun, pronounced [daks]. 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 76500, this pair ranks #282,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dachs vs duch
Shared letters: cdh. Private to "Dachs": as. Private to "duch": u.
"Dachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dachs" and "duch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dachs" or "duch"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dachs" 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 #282,477 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dachs" 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 #282,477 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.