Which to use
“duck” is a noun and “dus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,624
- “duck” frequency rank
- #9,817
- “dus” frequency rank
- 35441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toile épaisse et résistante utilisée pour des bâches, de tentes, des voiles, etc. | Masculin pluriel de dû. |
Letter map: duck vs dus
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and dus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: duck vs dus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: duck is anoun and dusanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #25,624, classified as anoun. 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 35441, this pair ranks #276,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs dus
Shared letters: du. Private to "duck": ck. Private to "dus": s.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duck ← dcuk · dduck · ducck · duckk · dukc · udck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "duck" for "dus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "duck" vs "dus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duck" and "dus".
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" 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 #276,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "dus" 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 #276,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.