Which to use
“Denis” is a name and “denke” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,632
- “Denis” frequency rank
- #475
- “denke” frequency rank
- 11107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Denis | denke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | französischer männlicher Vorname | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Where the eye mixes Denis and denke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Denis and denke
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Denis is [dəˈni] while denke is [ˈdɛŋkə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Denis is recorded at frequency rank #10,632, classified as aname, pronounced [dəˈni]. denke is at rank #475, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkə].
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 11107, this pair ranks #1,971,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Denis vs denke
Shared letters: den. Private to "Denis": is. Private to "denke": k.
"Denis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "denke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Denis" and "denke" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Denis" or "denke" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Denis" and "denke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Denis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,659 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Denis" and "denke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Denis vs dess". 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 #1,971,659 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.