Which to use
“dice” and “duc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- #2,118
- “duc” frequency rank
- 46535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | duc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. | Titre qui était le plus élevé parmi l’ancienne noblesse de France et de quelques autres États. |
Where the eye mixes dice and duc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dice and duc
A purely visual mix-up. dice (\ˈdaɪs\) and duc (\dyk\) 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 46535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #44,417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\. duc is at rank #2,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyk\.
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 46535, this pair ranks #194,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs duc
Shared letters: cd. Private to "dice": ei. Private to "duc": u.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "duc" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "duc" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "duc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". 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 #194,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.