Which to use
“Dächer” and “Daches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,517
- “Dächer” frequency rank
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- 55957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dächer | Daches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dach | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach |
Where the eye mixes Dächer and Daches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Dächer and Daches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Dächer vs Daches
A purely visual mix-up. Dächer ([ˈdɛçɐ]) and Daches ([ˈdaxəs]) 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 55957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dächer is recorded at frequency rank #18,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛçɐ]. Daches is at rank #37,440, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaxəs].
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 55957, this pair ranks #959,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dächer vs Daches
Shared letters: cdeh. Private to "Dächer": rä. Private to "Daches": as.
"Dächer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Daches ← adches · dacches · dacehs · dachess · dachhes · dachse · dahces · dcahes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dächer" and "Daches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dächer" or "Daches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dächer" and "Daches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dächer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Daches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #959,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dächer" and "Daches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Daches vs Dackel". 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 #959,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.