Which to use
“dog” and “Dur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,051
- “dog” frequency rank
- #10,455
- “Dur” frequency rank
- 22506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dog | Dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fleischfressendes Säugetier der Gattung Canis | Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine große Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist |
Where the eye mixes dog and Dur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dog with Dur
A purely visual mix-up. dog ([dɒɡ]) and Dur ([duːɐ̯]) 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 22506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dog is recorded at frequency rank #12,051, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɒɡ]. Dur is at rank #10,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duːɐ̯].
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 22506, this pair ranks #1,873,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dog vs Dur
Shared letters: d. Private to "dog": go. Private to "Dur": ru.
"dog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dog" for "Dur" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dog" or "Dur"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dog" and "Dur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dog" and "Dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dog vs dörr". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,873,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.