Which to use
“drop” and “duos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,859
- “drop” frequency rank
- #25,286
- “duos” frequency rank
- 42145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drop | duos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup de pied en demi-volée par lequel un joueur de rugby tente d’envoyer le ballon par-dessus la barre horizontale du but de l’équipe adverse. | Pluriel de duo. |
Where the eye mixes drop and duos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between drop and duos
A purely visual mix-up. drop (\dʁɔp\) and duos (\dɥo\) 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 42145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drop is recorded at frequency rank #16,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁɔp\. duos is at rank #25,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɥo\.
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 42145, this pair ranks #227,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drop vs duos
Shared letters: do. Private to "drop": pr. Private to "duos": su.
"drop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drop" for "duos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "drop" vs "duos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drop" and "duos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duos vs dust". 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 #227,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.