Which to use
“Dur” and “duty” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,455
- “Dur” frequency rank
- #21,948
- “duty” frequency rank
- 32403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dur | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tongeschlecht einer Klangverbindung, deren Charakteristikum eine große Terz im Verhältnis zum Grundton ist | die moralische oder gesetzliche Pflicht |
Where the eye mixes Dur and duty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Dur vs duty
A purely visual mix-up. Dur ([duːɐ̯]) and duty ([ˈdjuːti]) 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 32403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dur is recorded at frequency rank #10,455, classified as anoun, pronounced [duːɐ̯]. duty is at rank #21,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdjuːti].
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 32403, this pair ranks #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dur vs duty
Shared letters: du. Private to "Dur": r. Private to "duty": ty.
"Dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duty ← dduty · dtuy · dutty · dutyy · duyt · udty
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dur" and "duty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dur" or "duty"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dur" and "duty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs duty". 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 #1,708,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.