Which to use
“deck” and “docks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,763
- “deck” frequency rank
- #25,619
- “docks” frequency rank
- 53382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deck | docks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dessus de planche à roulettes. | Pluriel de dock. |
Where the eye mixes deck and docks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deck and docks
A purely visual mix-up. deck (\dɛk\) and docks (\dɔk\) 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 53382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deck is recorded at frequency rank #27,763, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛk\. docks is at rank #25,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\.
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 53382, this pair ranks #141,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deck vs docks
Shared letters: cdk. Private to "deck": e. Private to "docks": os.
"deck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "docks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deck" and "docks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deck" or "docks"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "docks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deck" and "docks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs deck". 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 #141,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.