Which to use
“duck” is a noun and “durci” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,624
- “duck” frequency rank
- #37,770
- “durci” frequency rank
- 63394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | durci |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toile épaisse et résistante utilisée pour des bâches, de tentes, des voiles, etc. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe durcir. |
Letter map: duck vs durci
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and durci apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. duck runs 4 letters (CVCC) against durci's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: duck vs durci
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duck is anoun and durciaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #25,624, classified as anoun. durci is at rank #37,770, tagged as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.si\.
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 63394, this pair ranks #82,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs durci
Shared letters: cdu. Private to "duck": k. Private to "durci": ir.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "durci" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duck" for "durci" ever safe?
Frequency check: "duck" vs "durci" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duck" and "durci".
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durci" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "durci" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs durci". 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 #82,177 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.