Which to use
“Dock” and “Docs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,364
- “Dock” frequency rank
- #45,217
- “Docs” frequency rank
- 71581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dock | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Becken oder schwimmender Hohlkörper aus Stahl zur Trockenlegung von Schiffen, an denen Außenarbeiten erforderlich sind | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Doc |
Where the eye mixes Dock and Docs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dock and Docs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Dock vs Docs
A purely visual mix-up. Dock ([dɔk]) and Docs ([dɔks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “Dock” becomes s in “Docs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dock is recorded at frequency rank #26,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔk]. Docs is at rank #45,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɔks].
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 71581, this pair ranks #412,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dock vs Docs
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "Dock": k. Private to "Docs": s.
"Dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dock" and "Docs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dock" vs "Docs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Docs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dock" and "Docs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Docs". 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 #412,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.