Which to use
“Daches” is a noun and “dachte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- #658
- “dachte” frequency rank
- 38098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daches | dachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Where the eye mixes Daches and dachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Daches (CVCCVC) and dachte (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Daches with dachte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Daches is [ˈdaxəs] while dachte is [ˈdaxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38098, 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]. dachte is at rank #658, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaxtə].
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 38098, this pair ranks #1,572,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Daches vs dachte
Shared letters: acdeh. Private to "Daches": s. Private to "dachte": t.
"Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Daches" for "dachte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Daches" or "dachte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Daches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,572,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daches" and "dachte" 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 #1,572,841 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.