Which to use
“ducs” and “duos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,017
- “ducs” frequency rank
- #25,286
- “duos” frequency rank
- 39303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducs | duos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de duc. | Pluriel de duo. |
Where the eye mixes ducs and duos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ducs and duos
A purely visual mix-up. ducs (\dyk\) and duos (\dɥo\) 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 a single letter - c in “ducs” becomes o in “duos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39303, 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\. duos is at rank #25,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɥo\.
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 39303, this pair ranks #249,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ducs vs duos
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "ducs": c. Private to "duos": o.
"ducs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ducs" for "duos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ducs" vs "duos" - which ranks higher?
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 "ducs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducs" and "duos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duos vs dust". 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 #249,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.