Which to use
“duc” and “ducon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,118
- “duc” frequency rank
- #45,561
- “ducon” frequency rank
- 47679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duc | ducon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Titre qui était le plus élevé parmi l’ancienne noblesse de France et de quelques autres États. | Surnom méprisant et injurieux. |
Where the eye mixes duc and ducon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between duc and ducon
A purely visual mix-up. duc (\dyk\) and ducon (\dy.kɔ̃\) 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 extra letter(s) - “duc” sits inside “ducon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duc is recorded at frequency rank #2,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \dyk\. ducon is at rank #45,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.kɔ̃\.
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 47679, this pair ranks #185,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duc vs ducon
Shared letters: cdu. Private to "duc": -. Private to "ducon": no.
"duc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "ducon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ducon ← dcuon · dducon · duccon · ducno · duconn · duocn · udcon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duc" and "ducon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "duc" or "ducon" show up more?
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 "duc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ducon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duc" and "ducon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deacon vs ducon". 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 #185,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.