DächernvsDachesWhich spelling fits?

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“Dächern” and “Daches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,563
“Dächern” frequency rank
#37,440
“Daches” frequency rank
58003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dächern Daches
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dach Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach

Where the eye mixes Dächern and Daches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Dächern
6 ch
Daches

Why the eye confuses Dächern with Daches

A purely visual mix-up. Dächern ([ˈdɛçɐn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dächern is recorded at frequency rank #20,563, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛçɐn]. 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 58003, this pair ranks #879,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Dächern vs Daches

Shared letters: cdeh. Private to "Dächern": nrä. Private to "Daches": as.

"Dächern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dachesadches · dacches · dacehs · dachess · dachhes · dachse · dahces · dcahes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Dächern" and "Daches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdɛçɐn] versus [ˈdaxəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Dächern" or "Daches"?
"Dächern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,563 in our German list, against #37,440 for "Daches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Dächern" and "Daches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dächern" 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 #879,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dächern" 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 #879,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list