Which to use
“Deck” is a noun and “dein” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,877
- “Deck” frequency rank
- #316
- “dein” frequency rank
- 10193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Deck | dein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plattform über einem Schiffsraum, auch der Raum zwischen zwei Decks | Form des Possessivpronomens „dein, deine, dein“: Zeigt den Besitz, das Eigentum oder die Zugehörigkeit einer Person bzw. Sache zu einer dem Sprecher direkt gegenüberstehenden Person, Sache an |
Where the eye mixes Deck and dein
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Deck and dein
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Deck is [dɛk] while dein is [daɪ̯n]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Deck is recorded at frequency rank #9,877, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛk]. dein is at rank #316, tagged as apron, pronounced [daɪ̯n].
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 10193, this pair ranks #1,976,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Deck vs dein
Shared letters: de. Private to "Deck": ck. Private to "dein": in.
"Deck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Deck" and "dein" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Deck" vs "dein" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Deck" and "dein" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Deck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dein" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Deck" and "dein" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deck vs Docks". 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 #1,976,336 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.