# Dame vs dem

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dame
*noun · IPA [ˈdaːmə] · frequency rank #2,198*
Frau

### dem
*determiner · IPA [deːm] · frequency rank #22*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dame-vs-dem