Which to use
“dare” is a verb and “dice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,517
- “dare” frequency rank
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- 87618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dare | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | es wagen, zu (+Infinitiv); den Mut haben, zu (+Infinitiv) | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) |
Letter map: dare vs dice
Shared letters muted; letters that set dare and dice apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dare and dice follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: dare vs dice
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dare is averb and diceanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dare is recorded at frequency rank #44,517, classified as averb, pronounced [deə(ɹ)]. dice is at rank #43,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 87618, this pair ranks #78,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dare vs dice
Shared letters: de. Private to "dare": ar. Private to "dice": ci.
"dare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dare" and "dice" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dare" or "dice"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dare" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dare vs dörr". 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 #78,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.