# deg vs dim

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### deg
*verb · IPA [dɛk] · frequency rank #33,522*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs degt

### dim
*verb · IPA [dɪm] · frequency rank #45,858*
abdunkeln, abblenden, dimmen

## Source
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