Which to use
“dig” is an unknown and “duc” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,261
- “dig” frequency rank
- #48,075
- “duc” frequency rank
- 84336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | duc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ des Personalpronomens du | der Herzog, der Führer |
Where the eye mixes dig and duc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. dig and duc follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dig vs duc
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dig is [ˈd̥ɑj] while duc is [duk]. 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 (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #36,261, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈd̥ɑj]. 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 84336, this pair ranks #125,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs duc
Shared letters: d. Private to "dig": gi. Private to "duc": cu.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dig" and "duc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dig" or "duc" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dig" 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 #125,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "duc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duc vs dusch". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.