# ducks vs duke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ducks
*noun · IPA /dʌks/ · frequency rank #8,277*
plural of duck

### duke
*noun · IPA /dʒuːk/ · frequency rank #3,293*
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ducks-vs-duke