Which to use
“de” is an abbrev and “deux” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #247
- “de” frequency rank
- #29,540
- “deux” frequency rank
- 29787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | deux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach ISO 639-1 für Deutsch | zwei |
Letter map: de vs deux
Shared letters muted; letters that set de and deux apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for de / deux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: de is anabbrev and deuxanum. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “de” sits inside “deux”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
de is recorded at frequency rank #247, classified as anabbrev. deux is at rank #29,540, tagged as anum, pronounced [dø].
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 29787, this pair ranks #1,760,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of de vs deux
Shared letters: de. Private to "de": -. Private to "deux": ux.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "deux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deux ← ddeux · deuxx · dexu · duex · edux
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "de" and "deux" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "de" or "deux" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "de" vs "deux" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "de" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "de" and "deux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dess vs deux". 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 #1,760,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.