Which to use
“DH” is a character and “duch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,256
- “DH” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 66085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DH | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sechster Buchstabe des modernen albanischen Alphabets (Großschrift) | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes DH and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: DH is [ð(ə)] while duch is [dʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (character vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DH is recorded at frequency rank #17,256, classified as acharacter, pronounced [ð(ə)]. 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 66085, this pair ranks #585,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of DH vs duch
Shared letters: dh. Private to "DH": -. Private to "duch": cu.
"DH" · 2 letters · shape CC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duch ← dcuh · dduch · ducch · duchh · duhc · udch