Which to use
“dehnt” is a verb and “Demut” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,474
- “dehnt” frequency rank
- #17,852
- “Demut” frequency rank
- 50326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dehnt | Demut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dehnen | vor allem religiös geprägte Geisteshaltung, bei der sich der Mensch in Erkenntnis der eigenen Unvollkommenheit dem göttlichen Willen unterwirft |
Where the eye mixes dehnt and Demut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dehnt (CVCCC) and Demut (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dehnt and Demut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dehnt is [deːnt] while Demut is [ˈdeːmuːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dehnt is recorded at frequency rank #32,474, classified as averb, pronounced [deːnt]. Demut is at rank #17,852, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeːmuːt].
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 50326, this pair ranks #1,177,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dehnt vs Demut
Shared letters: det. Private to "dehnt": hn. Private to "Demut": mu.
"dehnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Demut" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dehnt" and "Demut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dehnt" or "Demut" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dehnt" and "Demut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dehnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Demut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dehnt" and "Demut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dechant vs dehnt". 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 #1,177,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.