Which to use
“degli” is a preposition and “dei” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,845
- “degli” frequency rank
- #7,028
- “dei” frequency rank
- 52873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degli | dei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verschmelzung der Präposition di mit dem bestimmten Artikel gli | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs deus |
Letter map: degli vs dei
Shared letters muted; letters that set degli and dei apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. degli runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dei's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: degli vs dei
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: degli is apreposition and deianoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degli is recorded at frequency rank #45,845, classified as aprep, pronounced [ˈdeʎʎi]. dei is at rank #7,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 52873, this pair ranks #1,079,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of degli vs dei
Shared letters: dei. Private to "degli": gl. Private to "dei": -.
"degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dei" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- degli ← ddegli · deggli · degil · deglli · delgi · dgeli · edgli
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "degli" and "dei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "degli" or "dei" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "degli" and "dei". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,079,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degli" and "dei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degli vs demi". 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 #1,079,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.