Which to use
“december” and “Dezember” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,255
- “december” frequency rank
- #777
- “Dezember” frequency rank
- 37032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | december | Dezember |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Monat Dezember; der zwölfte Monat im Jahr, mit 31 Tagen | der zwölfte und somit letzte Monat eines Jahres |
Where the eye mixes december and Dezember
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: december vs Dezember
A purely visual mix-up. december ([d̥eˈsɛmˀb̥ʌ]) and Dezember ([deˈt͡sɛmbɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “december” becomes z in “Dezember”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
december is recorded at frequency rank #36,255, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̥eˈsɛmˀb̥ʌ]. Dezember is at rank #777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [deˈt͡sɛmbɐ].
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 37032, this pair ranks #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of december vs Dezember
Shared letters: bdemr. Private to "december": c. Private to "Dezember": z.
"december" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Dezember" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "december" and "Dezember" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "december" or "Dezember" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "december" and "Dezember" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "december" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dezember" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.