Which to use
“duke” is a particle and “dust” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- #45,871
- “dust” frequency rank
- 59449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | dust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | - | Staub |
Letter map: duke vs dust
Shared letters muted; letters that set duke and dust apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: duke vs dust
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duke is aparticle and dustanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #13,578, classified as aparticle, pronounced […]. dust is at rank #45,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʌst].
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 59449, this pair ranks #824,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs dust
Shared letters: du. Private to "duke": ek. Private to "dust": st.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dust" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duke" for "dust" ever safe?
Frequency check: "duke" vs "dust" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duke" and "dust".
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #824,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" and "dust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dusch vs dust". 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 #824,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.