Which to use
“dry” and “dus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,733
- “dry” frequency rank
- #9,817
- “dus” frequency rank
- 39550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dry | dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sec. | Masculin pluriel de dû. |
Where the eye mixes dry and dus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dry vs dus
A purely visual mix-up. dry (\dʁaj\) and dus (\dy\) 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 39550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dry is recorded at frequency rank #29,733, classified as anadj, pronounced \dʁaj\. 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 39550, this pair ranks #247,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dry vs dus
Shared letters: d. Private to "dry": ry. Private to "dus": su.
"dry" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dry" and "dus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dry" vs "dus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dry" and "dus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dry" 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 #247,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dry" and "dus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs dry". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,135 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.