# DNS vs duc

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### DNS
*abbrev · IPA [ˌdeːʔɛnˈʔɛs] · frequency rank #12,890*
Desoxyribonukleinsäure

### duc
*noun · IPA [duk] · frequency rank #48,075*
der Herzog, der Führer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dns-vs-duc