Which to use
“duc” is a noun and “duh” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,966
- “duc” frequency rank
- #12,961
- “duh” frequency rank
- 49927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duc | duh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A French duke. | A disdainful indication that something is obvious. |
Letter map: duc vs duh
Shared letters muted; letters that set duc and duh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for duc / duh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duc is anoun and duhanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “duc” becomes h in “duh”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duc is recorded at frequency rank #36,966, classified as anoun. 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 49927, this pair ranks #178,962 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duc vs duh
Shared letters: du. Private to "duc": c. Private to "duh": h.
"duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duc" and "duh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "duc" or "duh" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "duc" vs "duh" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "duc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,962 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duc" and "duh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dox vs duc". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,962 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.