Which to use
“Decke” is a noun and “duke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,513
- “Decke” frequency rank
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- 17091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Decke | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschlossene Oberfläche | - |
Letter map: Decke vs duke
Shared letters muted; letters that set Decke and duke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Decke / duke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Decke is anoun and dukeaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Decke is recorded at frequency rank #3,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛkə]. duke is at rank #13,578, tagged as aparticle, pronounced […].
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 17091, this pair ranks #1,930,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Decke vs duke
Shared letters: dek. Private to "Decke": c. Private to "duke": u.
"Decke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Decke" and "duke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Decke" or "duke"?
What to do next
Pair "Decke" vs "duke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Decke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,930,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Decke" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duke vs puzzles". 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 #1,930,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.