Which to use
“duch” is a noun and “dun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- #37,461
- “dun” frequency rank
- 86290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duch | dun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist | im Zustand nach Genuss von zu viel Alkohol |
Where the eye mixes duch and dun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duch vs dun
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duch is [dʊx] while dun is [duːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86290, 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]. dun is at rank #37,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced [duːn].
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 86290, this pair ranks #95,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duch vs dun
Shared letters: du. Private to "duch": ch. Private to "dun": n.
"duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duch ← dcuh · dduch · ducch · duchh · duhc · udch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duch" for "dun" ever safe?
Which is more common, "duch" or "dun"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duch" and "dun" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,872 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duch" and "dun" 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 #95,872 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.