Which to use
“Drill” and “Duell” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,749
- “Drill” frequency rank
- #5,933
- “Duell” frequency rank
- 47682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drill | Duell |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vermittlung besonderer Fertigkeiten und Festigung bestimmter Eigenschaften bei Menschen, vor allem Soldaten oder Sportlern, und Tieren, vor allem Hunden oder Pferden, unter der Maßgabe des unbedingten Lernerfolgs | ein meist nach zuvor festgelegten Regeln ausgetragener Zweikampf mit Waffen |
Where the eye mixes Drill and Duell
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Drill and Duell
A purely visual mix-up. Drill ([dʁɪl]) and Duell ([duˈɛl]) 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 47682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drill is recorded at frequency rank #41,749, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʁɪl]. Duell is at rank #5,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duˈɛl].
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 47682, this pair ranks #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Drill vs Duell
Shared letters: dl. Private to "Drill": ir. Private to "Duell": eu.
"Drill" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Duell" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drill" for "Duell" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Drill" vs "Duell" - 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 "Drill" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Duell" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drill" and "Duell" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Drift vs Drill". 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 #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.