Which to use
“drunk” and “dun” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,033
- “drunk” frequency rank
- #16,344
- “dun” frequency rank
- 65377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drunk | dun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ivre, saoul. | Marron grisâtre #DAC8AE. |
Where the eye mixes drunk and dun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between drunk and dun
A purely visual mix-up. drunk (\drʌŋk\) and dun (\dʌn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65377, 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\. dun is at rank #16,344, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dʌn\.
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 65377, this pair ranks #72,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of drunk vs dun
Shared letters: dnu. Private to "drunk": kr. Private to "dun": -.
"drunk" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drunk ← ddrunk · drnuk · drrunk · drukn · drunkk · drunnk · durnk · rdunk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drunk" and "dun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drunk" or "dun"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drunk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drunk" and "dun" 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 #72,659 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.