Which to use
“Doug” is a name and “duh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,896
- “Doug” frequency rank
- #12,961
- “duh” frequency rank
- 19857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Doug | duh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A diminutive of the male given name Douglas. | A disdainful indication that something is obvious. |
Where the eye mixes Doug and duh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Doug is /dʌɡ/ while duh is /dɜː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Doug is recorded at frequency rank #6,896, classified as aname, pronounced /dʌɡ/. duh is at rank #12,961, tagged as anintj, pronounced /dɜː/.
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 19857, this pair ranks #435,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Doug vs duh
Shared letters: du. Private to "Doug": go. Private to "duh": h.
"Doug" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "duh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Doug ← ddoug · dogu · dougg · duog · odug