Which to use
“dope” and “duke” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,315
- “dope” frequency rank
- #15,358
- “duke” frequency rank
- 44673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dope | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drogue. | Duc. |
Where the eye mixes dope and duke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dope vs duke
A purely visual mix-up. dope (\dɔp\) and duke (\djuːk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dope is recorded at frequency rank #29,315, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔp\. duke is at rank #15,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djuːk\.
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 44673, this pair ranks #208,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dope vs duke
Shared letters: de. Private to "dope": op. Private to "duke": ku.
"dope" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dope" and "duke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dope" or "duke" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dope" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dope" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dope". 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 #208,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.