# dam vs dew

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dam
*abbrev · frequency rank #24,288*
Dekameter

### dew
*noun · IPA [djuː] · frequency rank #48,062*
Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf; Tau

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dam-vs-dew