Which to use
“Dock” and “duc” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,364
- “Dock” frequency rank
- #48,075
- “duc” frequency rank
- 74439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dock | duc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Becken oder schwimmender Hohlkörper aus Stahl zur Trockenlegung von Schiffen, an denen Außenarbeiten erforderlich sind | der Herzog, der Führer |
Where the eye mixes Dock and duc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dock with duc
A purely visual mix-up. Dock ([dɔk]) and duc ([duk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74439, 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]. 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 74439, this pair ranks #333,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dock vs duc
Shared letters: cd. Private to "Dock": ko. Private to "duc": u.
"Dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dock ← dcok · ddock · docck · dockk · dokc · odck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dock" and "duc" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Dock" vs "duc" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dock" and "duc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dock" 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 #333,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dock" 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 #333,464 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.