Which to use
“death” and “Deich” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,207
- “death” frequency rank
- #26,361
- “Deich” frequency rank
- 37568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | death | Deich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tod, Exitus | Damm an Gewässern (wie beispielsweise Flüssen, den Küsten) zum Schutz vor Hochwasser und Sturmfluten |
Where the eye mixes death and Deich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between death and Deich
A purely visual mix-up. death ([dɛθ]) and Deich ([daɪ̯ç]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
death is recorded at frequency rank #11,207, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛθ]. Deich is at rank #26,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced [daɪ̯ç].
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 37568, this pair ranks #1,586,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of death vs Deich
Shared letters: deh. Private to "death": at. Private to "Deich": ci.
"death" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Deich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "death" and "Deich" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "death" or "Deich" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "death" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,586,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "death" and "Deich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deich vs dusch". 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 #1,586,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.