Which to use
“duos” is a num and “Durst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,688
- “duos” frequency rank
- #11,217
- “Durst” frequency rank
- 38905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duos | Durst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Plural Maskulin der Kardinalzahl duo | (heftiges) Verlangen zu trinken |
Letter map: duos vs Durst
Shared letters muted; letters that set duos and Durst apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: duos vs Durst
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duos is anum and Durstanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duos is recorded at frequency rank #27,688, classified as anum, pronounced […]. Durst is at rank #11,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊʁst].
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 38905, this pair ranks #1,551,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duos vs Durst
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "duos": o. Private to "Durst": rt.
"duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Durst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duos" for "Durst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "duos" or "Durst" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duos" and "Durst".
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,551,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duos" and "Durst" 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 #1,551,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.