Which to use
“duke” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,667
- “duke” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 45225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duke | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | duque | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Where the eye mixes duke and duto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: duke vs duto
A purely visual mix-up. duke (/djuːk/; /dʒuːk/) and duto (/'du.tʊ/.) 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 45225, 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/. 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 45225, this pair ranks #20,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of duke vs duto
Shared letters: du. Private to "duke": ek. Private to "duto": ot.
"duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duke" and "duto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "duke" vs "duto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "duke" and "duto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" 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 #20,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duke" 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 #20,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.