Which to use
“DUH” is an abbrev and “durch” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- #67
- “durch” frequency rank
- 38760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DUH | durch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. | in etwas hinein und auf der anderen Seite wieder heraus (wobei oft der Teil dazwischen das Wichtige ist) |
Letter map: DUH vs durch
Shared letters muted; letters that set DUH and durch apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for DUH / durch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DUH is anabbrev and durchapreposition. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DUH is recorded at frequency rank #38,693, classified as anabbrev. durch is at rank #67, tagged as aprep, pronounced [dʊʁç].
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 38760, this pair ranks #1,555,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of DUH vs durch
Shared letters: dhu. Private to "DUH": -. Private to "durch": cr.
"DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "durch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durch ← ddurch · druch · ducrh · durcch · durchh · durhc · durrch · udrch
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "DUH" and "durch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "DUH" vs "durch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "DUH" vs "durch" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "DUH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DUH" and "durch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DUH 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 #1,555,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.