# deep vs det

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### deep
*adjective · IPA [diːp] · frequency rank #9,522*
tief

### det
*determiner · IPA [d̥e] · frequency rank #16,121*
bestimmter Artikel Neutrum; der, die, das

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/deep-vs-det