Which to use
“doch” is an adverb and “duch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #71
- “doch” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 48900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doch | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trotzdem, dennoch | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes doch and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doch is [dɔx] while duch is [dʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “doch” becomes u in “duch”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doch is recorded at frequency rank #71, classified as anadv, pronounced [dɔx]. 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 48900, this pair ranks #1,231,407 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doch vs duch
Shared letters: cdh. Private to "doch": o. Private to "duch": u.
"doch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC