Which to use
“DUH” is an abbrev and “dusch” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- #49,599
- “dusch” frequency rank
- 88292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DUH | dusch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs duschen |
Letter map: DUH vs dusch
Shared letters muted; letters that set DUH and dusch apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. DUH runs 3 letters (CVC) against dusch's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for DUH / dusch
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DUH is anabbrev and duschaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DUH is recorded at frequency rank #38,693, classified as anabbrev. dusch is at rank #49,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [duːʃ].
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 88292, this pair ranks #70,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of DUH vs dusch
Shared letters: dhu. Private to "DUH": -. Private to "dusch": cs.
"DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dusch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dusch ← ddusch · dsuch · ducsh · duscch · duschh · dushc · dussch · udsch
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "DUH" and "dusch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "DUH" or "dusch" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "DUH" and "dusch".
- Full dictionary entry for "DUH" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dusch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DUH" and "dusch" 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 #70,061 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.