Which to use
“doch” is an adverb and “duc” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “doch” frequency rank
- #48,075
- “duc” frequency rank
- 48146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doch | duc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trotzdem, dennoch | der Herzog, der Führer |
Where the eye mixes doch and duc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doch with duc
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doch is [dɔx] while duc is [duk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doch is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as anadv, pronounced [dɔx]. 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 48146, this pair ranks #1,259,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doch vs duc
Shared letters: cd. Private to "doch": ho. Private to "duc": u.
"doch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doch ← dcoh · ddoch · docch · dochh · dohc · odch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doch" for "duc" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "doch" or "duc" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doch" and "duc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doch" 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 #1,259,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doch" 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 #1,259,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.