Which to use
“Dekaden” and “Dukaten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,210
- “Dekaden” frequency rank
- #43,113
- “Dukaten” frequency rank
- 88323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dekaden | Dukaten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dekade | eine Goldmünze, die vor allem im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit zum Handel diente und als Nachprägung bis heute als Sammel- und Geschenkmünze verwendet wird |
Where the eye mixes Dekaden and Dukaten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Dekaden and Dukaten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Dekaden vs Dukaten
A purely visual mix-up. Dekaden ([deˈkaːdn̩]) and Dukaten ([duˈkaːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dekaden is recorded at frequency rank #45,210, classified as anoun, pronounced [deˈkaːdn̩]. Dukaten is at rank #43,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced [duˈkaːtn̩].
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 88323, this pair ranks #69,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dekaden vs Dukaten
Shared letters: adekn. Private to "Dekaden": -. Private to "Dukaten": tu.
"Dekaden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Dukaten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dekaden" and "Dukaten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Dekaden" or "Dukaten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dekaden" and "Dukaten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dekaden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dukaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dekaden" and "Dukaten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duften vs Dukaten". 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 #69,659 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.