Which to use
“Dus” and “DVDs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,874
- “Dus” frequency rank
- #14,046
- “DVDs” frequency rank
- 33920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dus | DVDs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Du | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs DVD |
Where the eye mixes Dus and DVDs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dus and DVDs
A purely visual mix-up. Dus ([duːs]) and DVDs ([defaʊ̯ˈdeːs]) 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 33920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dus is recorded at frequency rank #19,874, classified as anoun, pronounced [duːs]. DVDs is at rank #14,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced [defaʊ̯ˈdeːs].
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 33920, this pair ranks #1,675,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dus vs DVDs
Shared letters: ds. Private to "Dus": u. Private to "DVDs": v.
"Dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "DVDs" · 4 letters · shape CCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- DVDs ← ddvds · ddvs · dvdds · dvdss · dvsd · dvvds · vdds
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dus" and "DVDs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dus" vs "DVDs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dus" and "DVDs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DVDs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,675,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dus" and "DVDs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dus vs dusch". 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 #1,675,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.