# dec vs does

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dec
*abbrev · frequency rank #40,469*
Abkürzung für den Monat december; Dezember

### does
*verb · IPA [dʌz] · frequency rank #24,299*
3. Person Indikativ Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs do

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dec-vs-does