DachesvsDackelWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

6 ch
Daches
6 ch
Dackel

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

  • Daches ← adches · dacches · dacehs · dachess · dachhes · dachse · dahces · dcahes
  • Dackel ← adckel · dacckel · dacekl · dackell · dackkel · dackle · dakcel · dcakel

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Daches" and "Dackel" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaxəs] versus [ˈdakl̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Daches" or "Dackel"?
"Dackel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,580 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list