Which to use
“duck” and “dun” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,302
- “duck” frequency rank
- #45,320
- “dun” frequency rank
- 68622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | dun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pato | penugem imatura em pássaros jovens |
Letter map: duck vs dun
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and dun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on duck vs dun
duck and dun are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #23,302, classified as anoun. dun is at rank #45,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /duːn/, [d̥uːˀn].
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 68622, this pair ranks #4,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs dun
Shared letters: du. Private to "duck": ck. Private to "dun": n.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duck ← dcuk · dduck · ducck · duckk · dukc · udck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duck" and "dun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "duck" or "dun" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duck" and "dun".
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "dun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dun". 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 #4,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.