Which to use
“Docs” and “duch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,217
- “Docs” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 94046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Docs | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Doc | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes Docs and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Docs and duch follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Docs with duch
A purely visual mix-up. Docs ([dɔks]) and duch ([dʊx]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Docs is recorded at frequency rank #45,217, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔks]. 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 94046, this pair ranks #19,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Docs vs duch
Shared letters: cd. Private to "Docs": os. Private to "duch": hu.
"Docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Docs" for "duch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Docs" vs "duch" - 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 "Docs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Docs" and "duch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch 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 #19,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.