Docs vs Dus, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Docs” and “Dus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,217
“Docs” frequency rank: #19,874
“Dus” frequency rank: 65091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Docs	Dus
Definition	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Doc	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Du

Where the eye mixes Docs and Dus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch

Docs

3 ch

Dus

Look-alike desk: Docs vs Dus

A purely visual mix-up. Docs ([dɔks]) and Dus ([duːs]) 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 65091, 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]. Dus is at rank #19,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duːs].

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 65091, this pair ranks #618,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Docs vs Dus

Shared letters: ds. Private to "Docs": co. Private to "Dus": u.

"Docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

Docs ← dcos · ddocs · doccs · docss · dosc · odcs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Docs" for "Dus" ever safe?

No. They are said differently ([dɔks] versus [duːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary German text, does "Docs" or "Dus" show up more?

"Dus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,874 in our German list, against #45,217 for "Docs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "Docs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Dus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #618,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Docs" and "Dus" 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 #618,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.