Which to use
“ducs” and “duo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,017
- “ducs” frequency rank
- #3,839
- “duo” frequency rank
- 17856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducs | duo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de duc. | Morceau de musique fait pour être chanté par deux voix ou exécuté par deux instruments. |
Where the eye mixes ducs and duo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ducs and duo
A purely visual mix-up. ducs (\dyk\) and duo (\dɥɔ\) 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 17856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducs is recorded at frequency rank #14,017, classified as anoun, pronounced \dyk\. duo is at rank #3,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɥɔ\.
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 17856, this pair ranks #381,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ducs vs duo
Shared letters: du. Private to "ducs": cs. Private to "duo": o.
"ducs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ducs ← dcus · dducs · duccs · ducss · dusc · udcs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ducs" and "duo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ducs" or "duo"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ducs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducs" and "duo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs ducs". 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 #381,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.