Which to use
“Dung” and “Dus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,866
- “Dung” frequency rank
- #19,874
- “Dus” frequency rank
- 65740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dung | Dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gemisch von Fäkalien zum Fördern des Wachstums von (Nutz-)Pflanzen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Du |
Where the eye mixes Dung and Dus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dung with Dus
A purely visual mix-up. Dung ([dʊŋ]) and Dus ([duːs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dung is recorded at frequency rank #45,866, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʊŋ]. Dus is at rank #19,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duːs].
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 65740, this pair ranks #596,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dung vs Dus
Shared letters: du. Private to "Dung": gn. Private to "Dus": s.
"Dung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dung ← ddung · dnug · dugn · dungg · dunng · udng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dung" and "Dus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dung" vs "Dus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dung" and "Dus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #596,682 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dung" and "Dus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs Dung". 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 #596,682 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.