Which to use
“duch” is a noun and “DUH” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- 87522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duch | DUH |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. |
Letter map: duch vs DUH
Shared letters muted; letters that set duch and DUH apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. duch runs 4 letters (CVCC) against DUH's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - duch and DUH
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duch is anoun and DUHanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87522, 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]. DUH is at rank #38,693, tagged as anabbrev.
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 87522, this pair ranks #79,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duch vs DUH
Shared letters: dhu. Private to "duch": c. Private to "DUH": -.
"duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duch ← dcuh · dduch · ducch · duchh · duhc · udch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duch" and "DUH" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duch" vs "DUH" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "duch" and "DUH". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DUH" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duch" and "DUH" 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 #79,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.