Which to use
“duke” and “dunk” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,358
- “duke” frequency rank
- #44,992
- “dunk” frequency rank
- 60350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | dunk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Duc. | Désigne un smash au jeu de basket. |
Where the eye mixes duke and dunk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. duke (CVCV) and dunk (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: duke vs dunk
A purely visual mix-up. duke (\djuːk\) and dunk (\dœŋk\) 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 60350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #15,358, classified as anoun, pronounced \djuːk\. dunk is at rank #44,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dœŋk\.
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 60350, this pair ranks #98,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs dunk
Shared letters: dku. Private to "duke": e. Private to "dunk": n.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dunk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duke" and "dunk" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duke" vs "dunk" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "duke" and "dunk" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dunk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" and "dunk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drunk vs dunk". 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 #98,049 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.