Which to use
“drunk” is an adjective and “duck” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,033
- “drunk” frequency rank
- #25,624
- “duck” frequency rank
- 74657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drunk | duck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ivre, saoul. | Toile épaisse et résistante utilisée pour des bâches, de tentes, des voiles, etc. |
Letter map: drunk vs duck
Shared letters muted; letters that set drunk and duck apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: drunk vs duck
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: drunk is anadjective and duckanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drunk is recorded at frequency rank #49,033, classified as anadj, pronounced \drʌŋk\. duck is at rank #25,624, tagged as anoun.
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 74657, this pair ranks #36,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of drunk vs duck
Shared letters: dku. Private to "drunk": nr. Private to "duck": c.
"drunk" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drunk" and "duck" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drunk" or "duck"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "drunk" and "duck".
- Full dictionary entry for "drunk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drunk" and "duck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drum vs drunk". 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 #36,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.