Which to use
“Daches” and “Dachs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- #27,671
- “Dachs” frequency rank
- 65111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daches | Dachs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach | ein Säugetier mit grauem Fell und markanter weiß-schwarzer Fellzeichnung am Kopf, das in den europäischen Wäldern anzutreffen ist; der Europäische Dachs |
Where the eye mixes Daches and Dachs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Daches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Dachs's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Daches vs Dachs
A purely visual mix-up. Daches ([ˈdaxəs]) and Dachs ([daks]) 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 65111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Daches is recorded at frequency rank #37,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaxəs]. Dachs is at rank #27,671, tagged as anoun, pronounced [daks].
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 65111, this pair ranks #618,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Daches vs Dachs
Shared letters: acdhs. Private to "Daches": e. Private to "Dachs": -.
"Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dachs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Daches" for "Dachs" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Daches" and "Dachs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Daches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dachs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #618,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daches" and "Dachs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dachs vs Docks". 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 #618,137 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.