Which to use
“ducon” and “ducs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,561
- “ducon” frequency rank
- #14,017
- “ducs” frequency rank
- 59578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducon | ducs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Surnom méprisant et injurieux. | Pluriel de duc. |
Where the eye mixes ducon and ducs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ducon vs ducs
A purely visual mix-up. ducon (\dy.kɔ̃\) and ducs (\dyk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducon is recorded at frequency rank #45,561, classified as anoun, pronounced \dy.kɔ̃\. 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 59578, this pair ranks #102,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ducon vs ducs
Shared letters: cdu. Private to "ducon": no. Private to "ducs": s.
"ducon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ducs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ducon" and "ducs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ducon" or "ducs"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ducon" 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 #102,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducon" and "ducs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deacon 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 #102,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.