Which to use
“Decks” is a noun and “dickes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,507
- “Decks” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- 43199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Decks | dickes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Deck | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes Decks and dickes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Decks and dickes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Decks is [dɛks] while dickes is [ˈdɪkəs]. 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 43199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Decks is recorded at frequency rank #30,507, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛks]. 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 43199, this pair ranks #1,425,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Decks vs dickes
Shared letters: cdeks. Private to "Decks": -. Private to "dickes": i.
"Decks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Decks" and "dickes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Decks" or "dickes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Decks" and "dickes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Decks" 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 #1,425,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Decks" and "dickes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Decks 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 #1,425,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.