DatenvsDukatenTell them apart

Which to use

“Daten” and “Dukaten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#808
“Daten” frequency rank
#43,113
“Dukaten” frequency rank
43921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Daten Dukaten
Definition Sammlung ermittelter/gewonnener Messwerte oder auch statistischer Angaben zu etwas eine Goldmünze, die vor allem im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit zum Handel diente und als Nachprägung bis heute als Sammel- und Geschenkmünze verwendet wird

Where the eye mixes Daten and Dukaten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Daten runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Dukaten's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Daten
7 ch
Dukaten

Look-alike desk: Daten vs Dukaten

A purely visual mix-up. Daten ([ˈdaːtn̩]) and Dukaten ([duˈkaːtn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Daten is recorded at frequency rank #808, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːtn̩]. Dukaten is at rank #43,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duˈkaːtn̩].

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 43921, this pair ranks #1,402,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Daten vs Dukaten

Shared letters: adent. Private to "Daten": -. Private to "Dukaten": ku.

"Daten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Dukaten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Daten ← adten · daetn · datenn · datne · datten · ddaten · dtaen
  • Dukaten ← ddukaten · dkuaten · duakten · dukaetn · dukatenn · dukatne · dukatten · dukkaten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Daten" and "Dukaten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaːtn̩] versus [duˈkaːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Daten" vs "Dukaten" - which ranks higher?
"Daten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #808 in our German list, against #43,113 for "Dukaten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Daten" and "Dukaten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Daten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dukaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,402,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Daten" and "Dukaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duften vs Dukaten". 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 #1,402,757 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list