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“dance” and “dankt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,780
- “dance” frequency rank
- #14,771
- “dankt” frequency rank
- 21551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dance | dankt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tanzen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs danken |
Where the eye mixes dance and dankt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dance vs dankt
A purely visual mix-up. dance ([dɑːns]) and dankt ([daŋkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dance is recorded at frequency rank #6,780, classified as averb, pronounced [dɑːns]. dankt is at rank #14,771, tagged as averb, pronounced [daŋkt].
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 21551, this pair ranks #1,884,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dance vs dankt
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dance": ce. Private to "dankt": kt.
"dance" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dankt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dance" and "dankt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dance" vs "dankt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dankt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dance" and "dankt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dankt vs Donut". 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 #1,884,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.