DTM vs Dus, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“DTM” is an abbrev and “Dus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,895
“DTM” frequency rank: #19,874
“Dus” frequency rank: 43769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	DTM	Dus
Definition	Deutsche Texte des Mittelalters	Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Du

Letter map: DTM vs Dus

Shared letters muted; letters that set DTM and Dus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

DTM

3 ch

Dus

Role in the sentence - DTM and Dus

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DTM is anabbrev and Dusanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

DTM is recorded at frequency rank #23,895, classified as anabbrev. 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 43769, this pair ranks #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of DTM vs Dus

Shared letters: d. Private to "DTM": mt. Private to "Dus": su.

"DTM" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "Dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "DTM" and "Dus" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "DTM" is an abbrev and "Dus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "DTM" vs "Dus" - which ranks higher?

"Dus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,874 in our German list, against #23,895 for "DTM". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "DTM" and "Dus".

Full dictionary entry for "DTM" 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 #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"DTM" and "Dus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DTM vs duc". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,407,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.