Which to use
“dice” and “duc” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #48,075
- “duc” frequency rank
- 91176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | duc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | der Herzog, der Führer |
Letter map: dice vs duc
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and duc apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: dice and duc
dice and duc are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. duc is at rank #48,075, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duk].
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 91176, this pair ranks #40,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs duc
Shared letters: cd. Private to "dice": ei. Private to "duc": u.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "duc" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "duc" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dice" vs "duc" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "duc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duc 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 #40,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.