Which to use
“deute” is a verb and “duke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,447
- “deute” frequency rank
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- 51025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deute | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs deuten | - |
Letter map: deute vs duke
Shared letters muted; letters that set deute and duke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: deute vs duke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deute is averb and dukeaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deute is recorded at frequency rank #37,447, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tə]. 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 51025, this pair ranks #1,151,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deute vs duke
Shared letters: deu. Private to "deute": t. Private to "duke": k.
"deute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deute" and "duke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deute" vs "duke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "deute" vs "duke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "deute" 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 #1,151,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deute" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deute vs devote". 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 #1,151,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.