Which to use
“Duncan” and “Dunham” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,018
- “Duncan” frequency rank
- #36,809
- “Dunham” frequency rank
- 50827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Duncan | Dunham |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Ville canadienne du Québec située dans la MRC de Brome-Missisquoi. |
Where the eye mixes Duncan and Dunham
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Duncan and Dunham follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Duncan vs Dunham
A purely visual mix-up. Duncan (\dœn.kan\) and Dunham (\dɔ.nam\) 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 50827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Duncan is recorded at frequency rank #14,018, classified as aname, pronounced \dœn.kan\. Dunham is at rank #36,809, tagged as aname, pronounced \dɔ.nam\.
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 50827, this pair ranks #159,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Duncan vs Dunham
Shared letters: adnu. Private to "Duncan": c. Private to "Dunham": hm.
"Duncan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dunham" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Duncan" and "Dunham" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Duncan" vs "Dunham" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Duncan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dunham" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Duncan" and "Dunham" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Duchamp vs Dunham". 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 #159,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.