Which to use
“ducks” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,503
- “ducks” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 58343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducks | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de duck. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes ducks and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ducks and duras
A purely visual mix-up. ducks (\ˈdʌks\) and duras (\dy.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducks is recorded at frequency rank #34,503, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdʌks\. duras is at rank #23,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁa\.
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 58343, this pair ranks #109,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ducks vs duras
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "ducks": ck. Private to "duras": ar.
"ducks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ducks" for "duras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ducks" vs "duras" - which ranks higher?
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 "ducks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,616 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducks" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ducks 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 #109,616 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.