Which to use
“dam” is an abbrev and “den” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,288
- “dam” frequency rank
- #10
- “den” frequency rank
- 24298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | den |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dekameter | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des bestimmten Artikels der |
Letter map: dam vs den
Shared letters muted; letters that set dam and den apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for dam / den
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dam is anabbrev and denanunknown. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dam is recorded at frequency rank #24,288, classified as anabbrev. den is at rank #10, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [deːn].
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 24298, this pair ranks #1,849,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs den
Shared letters: d. Private to "dam": am. Private to "den": en.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "den" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dam" and "den" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dam" vs "den" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dam" and "den".
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "den" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "den" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dam vs duc". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,849,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.