Which to use
“dufte” is an adjective and “duke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,433
- “dufte” frequency rank
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- 56011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dufte | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr gut | - |
Letter map: dufte vs duke
Shared letters muted; letters that set dufte and duke apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dufte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against duke's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - dufte and duke
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dufte is anadjective and dukeaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dufte is recorded at frequency rank #42,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊftə]. duke is at rank #13,578, tagged as aparticle, 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 56011, this pair ranks #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dufte vs duke
Shared letters: deu. Private to "dufte": ft. Private to "duke": k.
"dufte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dufte" and "duke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dufte" or "duke" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "dufte" and "duke". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dufte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dufte" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dufte vs Düne". 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 #957,114 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.