DeichevsdiceTell them apart

Which to use

“Deiche” and “dice” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,846
“Deiche” frequency rank
#43,101
“dice” frequency rank
88947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Deiche dice
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Deich der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel)

Letter map: Deiche vs dice

Shared letters muted; letters that set Deiche and dice apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Deiche
4 ch
dice

Pair insight - Deiche / dice

Deiche and dice are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Deiche is recorded at frequency rank #45,846, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯çə]. dice is at rank #43,101, 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 88947, this pair ranks #62,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Deiche vs dice

Shared letters: cdei. Private to "Deiche": h. Private to "dice": -.

"Deiche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Deicheddeiche · decihe · deicche · deiceh · deichhe · deihce · dieche · ediche
  • dicedcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Deiche" and "dice" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Deiche" or "dice"?
"dice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,101 in our German list, against #45,846 for "Deiche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Deiche" vs "dice" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Deiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Deiche" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dice vs puzzles". 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 #62,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list