Which to use
“dad” is a noun and “das” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,875
- “dad” frequency rank
- #5
- “das” frequency rank
- 9880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dad | das |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vater, Papa | [1] Nominativ und Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des bestimmten Artikels der |
Where the eye mixes dad and das
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dad is [dæd] while das is [das]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “dad” becomes s in “das”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dad is recorded at frequency rank #9,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [dæd]. das is at rank #5, tagged as adet, pronounced [das].
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 9880, this pair ranks #1,977,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dad vs das
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dad": -. Private to "das": s.
"dad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "das" · 3 letters · shape CVC