Which to use
“dr” is a symbol and “dus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,995
- “dr” frequency rank
- #9,817
- “dus” frequency rank
- 11812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dr | dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole du drachme (dram), unité de mesure de masse ou de volume anglo-saxonne. | Masculin pluriel de dû. |
Letter map: dr vs dus
Shared letters muted; letters that set dr and dus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - dr and dus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dr is asymbol and dusanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dr is recorded at frequency rank #1,995, classified as asymbol. dus is at rank #9,817, tagged as anadj, 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 11812, this pair ranks #407,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dr vs dus
Shared letters: d. Private to "dr": r. Private to "dus": su.
"dr" · 2 letters · shape CC · "dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "dr" and "dus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dr" and "dus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #407,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.