Which to use
“dick” is an adjective and “duch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,181
- “dick” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 52010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dick | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Umfang her bedeutend, besonders auch von großem Umfang | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes dick and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dick vs duch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dick is [dɪk] while duch is [dʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dick is recorded at frequency rank #3,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɪk]. 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 52010, this pair ranks #1,113,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dick vs duch
Shared letters: cd. Private to "dick": ik. Private to "duch": hu.
"dick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dick" and "duch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dick" or "duch"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,113,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dick" and "duch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch 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 #1,113,402 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.