# dead vs deg

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dead
*noun · IPA [dɛd] · frequency rank #7,587*
der Tote, die Toten, die Tote

### deg
*verb · IPA [dɛk] · frequency rank #33,522*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs degt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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