Which to use
“deg” is a verb and “drei” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,522
- “deg” frequency rank
- #175
- “drei” frequency rank
- 33697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deg | drei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs degt | die Kardinalzahl zwischen zwei und vier |
Where the eye mixes deg and drei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deg and drei
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deg is [dɛk] while drei is [dʁaɪ̯]. 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 (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deg is recorded at frequency rank #33,522, classified as averb, pronounced [dɛk]. drei is at rank #175, tagged as anum, pronounced [dʁaɪ̯].
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 33697, this pair ranks #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deg vs drei
Shared letters: de. Private to "deg": g. Private to "drei": ir.
"deg" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "drei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- drei ← ddrei · deri · drie · drrei · rdei
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deg" and "drei" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deg" vs "drei" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deg" and "drei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deg" and "drei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deg vs diet". 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 #1,680,048 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.