Which to use
“duke” is a particle and “Dur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- #10,455
- “Dur” frequency rank
- 24033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | Dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | - | Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine große Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist |
Letter map: duke vs Dur
Shared letters muted; letters that set duke and Dur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: duke vs Dur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duke is aparticle and Duranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #13,578, classified as aparticle, pronounced […]. Dur is at rank #10,455, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duːɐ̯].
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 24033, this pair ranks #1,853,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs Dur
Shared letters: du. Private to "duke": ek. Private to "Dur": r.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duke ← dduke · dkue · duek · dukke · udke
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duke" and "Dur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duke" vs "Dur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "duke" vs "Dur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" and "Dur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duke vs puzzles". 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 #1,853,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.