Which to use
“duck” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,302
- “duck” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 58860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duck | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pato | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Letter map: duck vs duto
Shared letters muted; letters that set duck and duto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on duck vs duto
duck and duto 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duck is recorded at frequency rank #23,302, classified as anoun. duto is at rank #35,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'du.tʊ/..
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 58860, this pair ranks #8,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duck vs duto
Shared letters: du. Private to "duck": ck. Private to "duto": ot.
"duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duck" and "duto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "duck" or "duto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "duck" and "duto".
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duck" and "duto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duto". 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 #8,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.