Which to use
“duke” is a particle and “hits” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,578
- “duke” frequency rank
- #7,337
- “hits” frequency rank
- 20915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | hits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | - | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs hit |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set duke and hits apart are highlighted. They share no common letter run, the confusion here is by sound, not by sight.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
duke and hits form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #13,578, classified as aparticle, pronounced […]. hits is at rank #7,337, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 20915, this pair ranks #1,892,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duke" and "hits" be used interchangeably?
Remembering duke vs hits
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a particle, it's “duke”; for a verb, it's “hits”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “duke” entry
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