Which to use
“dana” is a verb and “den” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,672
- “dana” frequency rank
- #10
- “den” frequency rank
- 16682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dana | den |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einem Gegenstand oder Prozess eine Form oder ein Konzept geben | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des bestimmten Artikels der |
Letter map: dana vs den
Shared letters muted; letters that set dana and den apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for dana / den
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dana is averb and denanunknown. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dana is recorded at frequency rank #16,672, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 16682, this pair ranks #1,933,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dana vs den
Shared letters: dn. Private to "dana": a. Private to "den": e.
"dana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "den" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dana ← adna · daan · danna · ddana · dnaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dana" for "den" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dana" vs "den" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "dana" vs "den" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dana" 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 #1,933,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dana" and "den" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dana vs puzzles". 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 #1,933,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.