Which to use
“Decke” is a noun and “dickem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,513
- “Decke” frequency rank
- #39,285
- “dickem” frequency rank
- 42798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Decke | dickem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschlossene Oberfläche | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes Decke and dickem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Decke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dickem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Decke and dickem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Decke is [ˈdɛkə] while dickem is [ˈdɪkəm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Decke is recorded at frequency rank #3,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛkə]. dickem is at rank #39,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəm].
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 42798, this pair ranks #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Decke vs dickem
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "Decke": -. Private to "dickem": im.
"Decke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dickem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Decke" and "dickem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Decke" or "dickem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Decke" and "dickem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Decke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Decke" and "dickem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickem vs dickere". 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 #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.