Which to use
“duck” and “ducs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,624
- “duck” frequency rank
- #14,017
- “ducs” frequency rank
- 39641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | ducs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toile épaisse et résistante utilisée pour des bâches, de tentes, des voiles, etc. | Pluriel de duc. |
Letter map: duck vs ducs
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and ducs apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - duck / ducs
duck and ducs are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - k in “duck” becomes s in “ducs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #25,624, classified as anoun. ducs is at rank #14,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyk\.
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 39641, this pair ranks #246,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs ducs
Shared letters: cdu. Private to "duck": k. Private to "ducs": s.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ducs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "duck" vs "ducs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "duck" and "ducs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ducs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "ducs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drunk vs duck". 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 #246,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.