deinevsdiceWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: deine is a unknown, dice is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“deine” is an unknown and “dice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#255
“deine” frequency rank
#43,101
“dice” frequency rank
43356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deine dice
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum des Possessivpronomens dein der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set deine and dice apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
deine
4 ch
dice

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deine is anunknown and diceanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deine is recorded at frequency rank #255, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nə]. 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 43356, this pair ranks #1,420,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of deine vs dice

Shared letters: dei. Private to "deine": n. Private to "dice": c.

"deine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deineddeine · deien · deinne · denie · edine
  • dicedcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce

Frequency comparison

deine#255
dice#43,101

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deine" and "dice" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "deine" is an unknown and "dice" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "deine" or "dice"?
"deine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #255 in our German list, against #43,101 for "dice". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering deine vs dice

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an unknown, it's “deine”; for a noun, it's “dice”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “deine” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list