Which to use
“Daches” and “Dackel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- #34,580
- “Dackel” frequency rank
- 72020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daches | Dackel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach | kleiner Hund, der traditionell zur Jagd eingesetzt wird |
Where the eye mixes Daches and Dackel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Daches and Dackel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Daches vs Dackel
A purely visual mix-up. Daches ([ˈdaxəs]) and Dackel ([ˈdakl̩]) 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 72020, 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]. Dackel is at rank #34,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdakl̩].
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 72020, this pair ranks #400,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Daches vs Dackel
Shared letters: acde. Private to "Daches": hs. Private to "Dackel": kl.
"Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dackel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Daches" and "Dackel" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Daches" and "Dackel" 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 "Dackel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daches" and "Dackel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dackel vs Dinkel". 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 #400,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.