Which to use
“den” is an unknown and “dz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10
- “den” frequency rank
- #17,857
- “dz” frequency rank
- 17867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | den | dz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des bestimmten Artikels der | Digraph in der polnischen Sprache |
Where the eye mixes den and dz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: den vs dz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: den is [deːn] while dz is [d͡zɛ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
den is recorded at frequency rank #10, classified as anunknown, pronounced [deːn]. dz is at rank #17,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d͡zɛ].
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 17867, this pair ranks #1,923,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of den vs dz
Shared letters: d. Private to "den": en. Private to "dz": z.
"den" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dz" · 2 letters · shape CC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "den" and "dz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "den" vs "dz" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "den" and "dz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "den" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "den" and "dz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duc vs dz". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,923,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.