Which to use
“duck” is a noun and “dur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,624
- “duck” frequency rank
- #940
- “dur” frequency rank
- 26564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | dur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toile épaisse et résistante utilisée pour des bâches, de tentes, des voiles, etc. | Ferme ; difficile à pénétrer ou à entamer. |
Letter map: duck vs dur
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and dur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - duck and dur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duck is anoun and duranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #25,624, classified as anoun. dur is at rank #940, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 26564, this pair ranks #334,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs dur
Shared letters: du. Private to "duck": ck. Private to "dur": r.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duck ← dcuk · dduck · ducck · duckk · dukc · udck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duck" and "dur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duck" vs "dur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duck" and "dur".
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "dur" 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 #334,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.