ducks

\ˈdʌks\

/\ˈdʌks\/ noun

The verdict

“ducks” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,503
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de duck.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ducks · ducks · French

ducks · rank #34,503 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,503
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dressées

Nearest frequency peer: dressées (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « ducks »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « ducks » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ducks vs dus
60% similar
ducks vs durs
60% similar
ducks vs dues
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ducks
PropertyValue
Headwordducks
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈdʌks\
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,503
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ducks »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ducksse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dressées » (#34,502), « Duran » (#34,504), « drastiques » (#34,501). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « ducks » est au #34,503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ducks (IPA \ˈdʌks\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,503 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ducks, with forms such as "dcuks", "dducks", and "duccks". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dus", "durs", "dues", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ducks, spelled D-U-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de duck.
  2. 2
    Une paire de deux.

Synonyms

deucestwos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcuks
  • dducks
  • duccks
  • duckks
  • duckss
  • ducsk
  • dukcs
  • udcks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ducks - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dcuks2dducks1duccks1duckks1duckss1ducsk2dukcs2udcks2
Edit distance from "ducks"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ducks"?
"ducks" is spelled D-U-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʌks\.
What does "ducks" mean?
As a noun, "ducks" means: Pluriel de duck.
What words are commonly confused with "ducks"?
"ducks" is commonly confused with "dus", "durs", "dues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ducks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ducks" is \ˈdʌks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ducks" come from?
"ducks" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ducks", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list