Which to use
“Deals” is a noun and “des” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,047
- “Deals” frequency rank
- #23
- “des” frequency rank
- 12070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Deals | des |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Deal | [1] Genitiv Singular von der und das |
Where the eye mixes Deals and des
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Deals with des
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Deals is [diːls] while des is [dɛs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Deals is recorded at frequency rank #12,047, classified as anoun, pronounced [diːls]. des is at rank #23, tagged as adet, pronounced [dɛs].
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 12070, this pair ranks #1,966,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Deals vs des
Shared letters: des. Private to "Deals": al. Private to "des": -.
"Deals" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "des" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Deals ← daels · ddeals · dealls · dealss · deasl · delas · edals
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Deals" for "des" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Deals" or "des" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Deals" and "des" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Deals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "des" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Deals" and "des" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deals vs dess". 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 #1,966,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.