duch

/[dʊx]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,829

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

duch is aGermannoun. It means: gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist Pronounced [dʊx]. Often confused with duo and Dur.

Key facts for duch
PropertyValue
Headwordduch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊx]
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,829
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of duch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for duch is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dʊx]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for duch, with forms such as "dcuh", "dduch", and "ducch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duo", "Dur", "due", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is duch, spelled D-U-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist
  2. 2
    Charakter, Wesen, tieferer Sinn von etwas: Geist

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcuh,dduch,ducch,duchh,duhc,udch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for duch

Misspelling Variants of "duch"

dcuh4dduch5ducch5duchh5duhc4udch4
Misspelling Variants of "duch"

Frequency rank: #48,829 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duch"?
"duch" is spelled D-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊx].
What does "duch" mean?
As a noun, "duch" means: gedankliche, nicht körperliche Eigenschaften des Menschen: Geist
What words are commonly confused with "duch"?
"duch" is commonly confused with "duo", "Dur", "due". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duch" is [dʊx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duch" come from?
"duch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.