Which to use
“du” is a pronoun and “duke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38
- “du” frequency rank
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- 13616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | du | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Angesprochene oder Angeschriebene, falls nicht die Höflichkeitsform Sie verwendet wird | - |
Letter map: du vs duke
Shared letters muted; letters that set du and duke apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: du vs duke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: du is apronoun and dukeaparticle. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “du” sits inside “duke”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
du is recorded at frequency rank #38, classified as apron, pronounced [duː]. duke is at rank #13,578, tagged as aparticle, pronounced […].
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 13616, this pair ranks #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of du vs duke
Shared letters: du. Private to "du": -. Private to "duke": ek.
"du" · 2 letters · shape CV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duke ← dduke · dkue · duek · dukke · udke
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "du" and "duke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "du" vs "duke" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "du" vs "duke" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "du" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "du" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duke 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 #1,956,830 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.