Which to use
“dus” and “DVD” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,817
- “dus” frequency rank
- #4,484
- “DVD” frequency rank
- 14301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dus | DVD |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de dû. | Divers droite (en parlant d’un·e candidat·e ou d’un·e élu·e classé·e à droite, mais n’appartenant pas à un parti, ou pas à un des partis répertoriés par une statistique). |
Letter map: dus vs DVD
Shared letters muted; letters that set dus and DVD apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Pair insight - dus / DVD
dus and DVD are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dus is recorded at frequency rank #9,817, classified as anadj, pronounced \dy\. DVD is at rank #4,484, tagged as anadj.
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 14301, this pair ranks #397,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dus vs DVD
Shared letters: d. Private to "dus": su. Private to "DVD": v.
"dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "DVD" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dus" for "DVD" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dus" vs "DVD" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dus" vs "DVD" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DVD" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dus" and "DVD" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.