Which to use
“Dulce” and “duque” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,573
- “Dulce” frequency rank
- #7,145
- “duque” frequency rank
- 21718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dulce | duque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome feminino | título nobiliárquico do governante de um ducado |
Where the eye mixes Dulce and duque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dulce with duque
A purely visual mix-up. Dulce (/ˈduw.si/) and duque (/ˈdu.kɨ/) 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 21718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dulce is recorded at frequency rank #14,573, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈduw.si/. duque is at rank #7,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdu.kɨ/.
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 21718, this pair ranks #48,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dulce vs duque
Shared letters: deu. Private to "Dulce": cl. Private to "duque": q.
"Dulce" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dulce" and "duque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Dulce" vs "duque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Dulce" and "duque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dulce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dulce" and "duque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dublê vs Dulce". 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 #48,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.