Which to use
“deu” is a noun and “du” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,794
- “deu” frequency rank
- #17
- “du” frequency rank
- 36811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deu | du |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dieu. | Une quantité indéfinie de. Note d’usage : Utilisé avec un nom indénombrable. |
Letter map: deu vs du
Shared letters muted; letters that set deu and du apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for deu / du
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deu is anoun and duanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deu is recorded at frequency rank #36,794, classified as anoun. du is at rank #17, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \dy\.
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 36811, this pair ranks #266,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deu vs du
Shared letters: du. Private to "deu": e. Private to "du": -.
"deu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "du" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deu" for "du" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "deu" and "du". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "deu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "du" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deu" and "du" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs deu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.