Which to use
“DUH” is an abbrev and “duty” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,693
- “DUH” frequency rank
- #21,948
- “duty” frequency rank
- 60641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DUH | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. | die moralische oder gesetzliche Pflicht |
Letter map: DUH vs duty
Shared letters muted; letters that set DUH and duty apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. DUH runs 3 letters (CVC) against duty's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: DUH vs duty
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: DUH is anabbrev and dutyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DUH is recorded at frequency rank #38,693, classified as anabbrev. duty is at rank #21,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdjuːti].
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 60641, this pair ranks #779,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of DUH vs duty
Shared letters: du. Private to "DUH": h. Private to "duty": ty.
"DUH" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duty ← dduty · dtuy · dutty · dutyy · duyt · udty
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "DUH" and "duty" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "DUH" vs "duty" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "DUH" vs "duty" 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 "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #779,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DUH" and "duty" 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 #779,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.