Which to use
“dec” is an abbrev and “denk” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,469
- “dec” frequency rank
- #2,707
- “denk” frequency rank
- 43176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dec | denk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abkürzung für den Monat december; Dezember | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Letter map: dec vs denk
Shared letters muted; letters that set dec and denk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dec runs 3 letters (CVC) against denk's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: dec vs denk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dec is anabbrev and denkaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dec is recorded at frequency rank #40,469, classified as anabbrev. denk is at rank #2,707, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɛŋk].
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 43176, this pair ranks #1,426,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dec vs denk
Shared letters: de. Private to "dec": c. Private to "denk": kn.
"dec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "denk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denk ← ddenk · dekn · denkk · dennk · dnek · ednk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dec" for "denk" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "dec" vs "denk" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dec" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,426,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dec" and "denk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dec vs duch". 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 #1,426,297 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.