Which to use
“duc” and “duch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,075
- “duc” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- 96904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duc | duch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Herzog, der Führer | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist |
Where the eye mixes duc and duch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. duc runs 3 letters (CVC) against duch's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: duc vs duch
A purely visual mix-up. duc ([duk]) and duch ([dʊx]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “duc” sits inside “duch”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duc is recorded at frequency rank #48,075, classified as anoun, pronounced [duk]. duch is at rank #48,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊx].
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 96904, this pair ranks #5,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duc vs duch
Shared letters: cdu. Private to "duc": -. Private to "duch": h.
"duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duch ← dcuh · dduch · ducch · duchh · duhc · udch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duc" for "duch" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "duc" or "duch" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "duc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duc" and "duch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs dusch". 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 #5,519 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.