Which to use
“Daches” is a noun and “dachten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- #7,891
- “dachten” frequency rank
- 45331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daches | dachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Where the eye mixes Daches and dachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Daches runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dachten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Daches with dachten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Daches is [ˈdaxəs] while dachten is [ˈdaxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45331, 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]. dachten is at rank #7,891, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaxtn̩].
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 45331, this pair ranks #1,356,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Daches vs dachten
Shared letters: acdeh. Private to "Daches": s. Private to "dachten": nt.
"Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dachten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Daches" for "dachten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Daches" or "dachten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Daches" and "dachten" 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 "dachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,356,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daches" and "dachten" 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 #1,356,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.