Which to use
“duch” is a noun and “duos” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,829
- “duch” frequency rank
- #27,688
- “duos” frequency rank
- 76517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duch | duos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist | Akkusativ Plural Maskulin der Kardinalzahl duo |
Letter map: duch vs duos
Shared letters muted; letters that set duch and duos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: duch vs duos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duch is anoun and duosanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76517, 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]. duos is at rank #27,688, tagged as anum, 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 76517, this pair ranks #282,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duch vs duos
Shared letters: du. Private to "duch": ch. Private to "duos": os.
"duch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duch" and "duos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "duch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duch" and "duos" 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 #282,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.