Which to use
“duke” and “duque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,119
- “duke” frequency rank
- #3,548
- “duque” frequency rank
- 20667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | duque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Duque. | Título nobiliario de mayor dignidad, entre la nobleza europea. |
Where the eye mixes duke and duque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duke vs duque
A purely visual mix-up. duke (/djuːk/) and duque ([ˈd̪uke]) 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 20667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #17,119, classified as anoun, pronounced /djuːk/. duque is at rank #3,548, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪uke].
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 20667, this pair ranks #258,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs duque
Shared letters: deu. Private to "duke": k. Private to "duque": q.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duke" and "duque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "duke" vs "duque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "duke" and "duque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" and "duque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs duke". 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 #258,341 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.