Which to use
“duh” is an intj and “Dunn” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,961
- “duh” frequency rank
- #11,689
- “Dunn” frequency rank
- 24650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duh | Dunn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A disdainful indication that something is obvious. | A surname from Irish. |
Where the eye mixes duh and Dunn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duh vs Dunn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duh is /dɜː/ while Dunn is /dʌn/. 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 (intj vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duh is recorded at frequency rank #12,961, classified as anintj, pronounced /dɜː/. Dunn is at rank #11,689, tagged as aname, pronounced /dʌn/.
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 24650, this pair ranks #400,430 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duh vs Dunn
Shared letters: du. Private to "duh": h. Private to "Dunn": n.
"duh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Dunn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dunn ← ddunn · dnun · udnn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duh" and "Dunn" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "duh" or "Dunn"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duh" and "Dunn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dunn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,430 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duh" and "Dunn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dox vs duh". 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 #400,430 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.