Which to use
“deux” is a num and “DUH” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,540
- “deux” frequency rank
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- 68233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deux | DUH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zwei | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. |
Letter map: deux vs DUH
Shared letters muted; letters that set deux and DUH apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. deux runs 4 letters (CVVC) against DUH's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for deux / DUH
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deux is anum and DUHanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deux is recorded at frequency rank #29,540, classified as anum, pronounced [dø]. DUH is at rank #38,693, tagged as anabbrev.
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 68233, this pair ranks #514,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deux vs DUH
Shared letters: du. Private to "deux": ex. Private to "DUH": h.
"deux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deux ← ddeux · deuxx · dexu · duex · edux
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deux" for "DUH" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deux" vs "DUH" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "deux" and "DUH". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "deux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DUH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #514,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deux" and "DUH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DUH 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 #514,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.