DealervsdexterWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Dealer is a noun, dexter is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Dealer” is a noun and “dexter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,046
“Dealer” frequency rank
#23,081
“dexter” frequency rank
35127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dealer dexter
Definition jemand, der Drogen verkauft rechts, auf der rechten Seite (gelegen)

Letter map: Dealer vs dexter

Shared letters muted; letters that set Dealer and dexter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Dealer (CVVCVC) and dexter (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Dealer
6 ch
dexter

Part-of-speech tell for Dealer / dexter

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Dealer is anoun and dexteranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dealer is recorded at frequency rank #12,046, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdiːlɐ]. dexter is at rank #23,081, tagged as anadj, 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 35127, this pair ranks #1,647,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Dealer vs dexter

Shared letters: der. Private to "Dealer": al. Private to "dexter": tx.

"Dealer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "dexter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dealer ← daeler · ddealer · deaelr · dealerr · dealler · dealre · delaer · edaler
  • dexter ← ddexter · detxer · dexetr · dexterr · dextre · dextter · dexxter · dxeter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Dealer" for "dexter" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Dealer" is a noun and "dexter" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Dealer" vs "dexter" - which ranks higher?
"Dealer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,046 in our German list, against #23,081 for "dexter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Dealer" and "dexter".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dealer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dexter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,647,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dealer" and "dexter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dexter vs puzzles". 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 #1,647,421 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