Which to use
“drugs” and “Dus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,460
- “drugs” frequency rank
- #19,874
- “Dus” frequency rank
- 57334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drugs | Dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs drug | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Du |
Letter map: drugs vs Dus
Shared letters muted; letters that set drugs and Dus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. drugs runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Dus's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on drugs vs Dus
drugs and Dus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drugs is recorded at frequency rank #37,460, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 57334, this pair ranks #905,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drugs vs Dus
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "drugs": gr. Private to "Dus": -.
"drugs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drugs ← ddrugs · drgus · drrugs · druggs · drugss · drusg · durgs · rdugs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drugs" for "Dus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "drugs" or "Dus"?
Useful next steps
Pair "drugs" vs "Dus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "drugs" 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 #905,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drugs" and "Dus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drugs vs puzzles". 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 #905,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.