Which to use
“duo” and “duos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,822
- “duo” frequency rank
- #27,688
- “duos” frequency rank
- 33510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duo | duos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zwei | Akkusativ Plural Maskulin der Kardinalzahl duo |
Letter map: duo vs duos
Shared letters muted; letters that set duo and duos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on duo vs duos
duo and duos are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “duo” sits inside “duos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duo is recorded at frequency rank #5,822, classified as anum, pronounced […]. duos is at rank #27,688, tagged as anum, 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 33510, this pair ranks #1,684,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duo vs duos
Shared letters: dou. Private to "duo": -. Private to "duos": s.
"duo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duos ← dduos · dous · duoss · duso · udos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duo" and "duos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "duo" or "duos"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "duo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,406 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duo" and "duos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duos 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 #1,684,406 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.