Which to use
“decken” is a verb and “dickes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,187
- “decken” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- 16879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decken | dickes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Dach) mit der wasserabweisenden Außenschicht versehen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes decken and dickes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decken vs dickes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decken is [ˈdɛkn̩] while dickes is [ˈdɪkəs]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decken is recorded at frequency rank #4,187, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛkn̩]. dickes is at rank #12,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəs].
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 16879, this pair ranks #1,932,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decken vs dickes
Shared letters: cdek. Private to "decken": n. Private to "dickes": is.
"decken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decken" for "dickes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "decken" or "dickes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decken" and "dickes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickes 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 #1,932,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.