# dude vs duke

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dude
*noun · IPA [duːd] · frequency rank #14,271*
der Typ, der Kerl, der Mann, der Macker (der in einer Stadt lebt)

### duke
*particle · IPA […] · frequency rank #13,578*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dude-vs-duke