Which to use
“ded” and “dues” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,281
- “ded” frequency rank
- #17,601
- “dues” frequency rank
- 56882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ded | dues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual). | plural of due |
Letter map: ded vs dues
Shared letters muted; letters that set ded and dues apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - ded / dues
ded and dues are indexed as a confusable English 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ded is recorded at frequency rank #39,281, classified as anoun. dues is at rank #17,601, tagged as anoun, pronounced /djuːz/.
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 56882, this pair ranks #123,082 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ded vs dues
Shared letters: de. Private to "ded": -. Private to "dues": su.
"ded" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dues ← deus · duess · duse · udes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "ded" vs "dues" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "ded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,082 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ded" and "dues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ded vs dox". 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 #123,082 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.