Which to use
“ducto” and “duty” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,541
- “ducto” frequency rank
- #25,611
- “duty” frequency rank
- 69152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducto | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conducto, tubería destinada al transporte de fluidos. | Deber, obligación. |
Where the eye mixes ducto and duty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ducto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against duty's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ducto with duty
A purely visual mix-up. ducto ([ˈd̪ukt̪o]) and duty (/ˈdjuː.ti/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducto is recorded at frequency rank #43,541, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ukt̪o]. duty is at rank #25,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdjuː.ti/.
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 69152, this pair ranks #32,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ducto vs duty
Shared letters: dtu. Private to "ducto": co. Private to "duty": y.
"ducto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ducto" for "duty" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ducto" vs "duty" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ducto" and "duty" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ducto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducto" and "duty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deusto vs ducto". 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 #32,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.