Which to use
“danger” and “Dünger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,735
- “danger” frequency rank
- #19,545
- “Dünger” frequency rank
- 61280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | Dünger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefahr, Bedrohung | flüssige oder feste Nährstoffe, die in die Erde gegeben werden, damit Pflanzen besser wachsen |
Where the eye mixes danger and Dünger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: danger vs Dünger
A purely visual mix-up. danger ([ˈdeɪndʒə]) and Dünger ([ˈdʏŋɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “danger” becomes ü in “Dünger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danger is recorded at frequency rank #41,735, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeɪndʒə]. Dünger is at rank #19,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʏŋɐ].
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 61280, this pair ranks #755,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs Dünger
Shared letters: degnr. Private to "danger": a. Private to "Dünger": ü.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dünger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- danger ← adnger · dagner · danegr · dangerr · dangger · dangre · dannger · ddanger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danger" and "Dünger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "danger" vs "Dünger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "danger" and "Dünger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dünger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #755,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "Dünger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Däne vs danger". 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 #755,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.