# dem vs DJ

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dem
*determiner · IPA [deːm] · frequency rank #22*
[1] Dativ Singular des definiten Artikels der

### DJ
*noun · IPA [ˈdiːd͡ʒɛɪ̯] · frequency rank #4,599*
Discjockey, Diskjockey

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dj