Which to use
“Dackel” is a noun and “dicke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,580
- “Dackel” frequency rank
- #3,029
- “dicke” frequency rank
- 37609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dackel | dicke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner Hund, der traditionell zur Jagd eingesetzt wird | in reichlichem Maße, mehr als genügend; in hohem Maße |
Where the eye mixes Dackel and dicke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Dackel runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dicke's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Dackel with dicke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dackel is [ˈdakl̩] while dicke is [ˈdɪkə]. 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 particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dackel is recorded at frequency rank #34,580, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdakl̩]. dicke is at rank #3,029, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [ˈdɪkə].
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 37609, this pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dackel vs dicke
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "Dackel": al. Private to "dicke": i.
"Dackel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dicke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dackel" and "dicke" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Dackel" or "dicke" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dackel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dackel" and "dicke" 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 #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.