Which to use
“duke” and “Dulce” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,667
- “duke” frequency rank
- #14,573
- “Dulce” frequency rank
- 24240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | Dulce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | duque | prenome feminino |
Where the eye mixes duke and Dulce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duke vs Dulce
A purely visual mix-up. duke (/djuːk/; /dʒuːk/) and Dulce (/ˈduw.si/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duke is recorded at frequency rank #9,667, classified as anoun, pronounced /djuːk/; /dʒuːk/. Dulce is at rank #14,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈduw.si/.
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 24240, this pair ranks #45,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs Dulce
Shared letters: deu. Private to "duke": k. Private to "Dulce": cl.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dulce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duke" and "Dulce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "duke" or "Dulce" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dulce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" and "Dulce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duke 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 #45,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.