Which to use
“Däne” is a noun and “danke” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,272
- “Däne” frequency rank
- #212
- “danke” frequency rank
- 36484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Däne | danke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Staatsbürger von Dänemark | Wort, das man benutzt, um seinen Dank auszudrücken |
Where the eye mixes Däne and danke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Däne vs danke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Däne is [ˈdɛːnə] while danke is [ˈdaŋkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Däne is recorded at frequency rank #36,272, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛːnə]. danke is at rank #212, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [ˈdaŋkə].
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 36484, this pair ranks #1,614,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Däne vs danke
Shared letters: den. Private to "Däne": ä. Private to "danke": ak.
"Däne" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "danke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- danke ← adnke · dakne · danek · dankke · dannke · ddanke · dnake
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Däne" for "danke" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Däne" or "danke" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Däne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Däne" and "danke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Däne vs Düne". 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 #1,614,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.