Which to use
“duch” and “Duft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- #8,850
- “Duft” frequency rank
- 57679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duch | Duft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist | ein angenehmer Geruch, der sich verbreitet oder ausgebracht wird; organische oder chemische Verbindung |
Where the eye mixes duch and Duft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses duch with Duft
A purely visual mix-up. duch ([dʊx]) and Duft ([dʊft]) 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 57679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duch is recorded at frequency rank #48,829, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʊx]. Duft is at rank #8,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊft].
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 57679, this pair ranks #891,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duch vs Duft
Shared letters: du. Private to "duch": ch. Private to "Duft": ft.
"duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Duft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duch" and "Duft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "duch" or "Duft" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "duch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Duft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #891,886 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duch" and "Duft" 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 #891,886 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.