Which to use
“dig” is an unknown and “DUH” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,261
- “dig” frequency rank
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- 74954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | DUH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ des Personalpronomens du | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. |
Letter map: dig vs DUH
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and DUH apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dig and DUH follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dig / DUH
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is anunknown and DUHanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74954, 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]. 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 74954, this pair ranks #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs DUH
Shared letters: d. Private to "dig": gi. Private to "DUH": hu.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dig" for "DUH" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "dig" vs "DUH" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" 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 #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "DUH" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DUH vs dusch". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.