DenisvsDeusTell them apart

Which to use

“Denis” and “Deus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,632
“Denis” frequency rank
#26,819
“Deus” frequency rank
37451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Denis Deus
Definition französischer männlicher Vorname Gott (des Christentums)

Letter map: Denis vs Deus

Shared letters muted; letters that set Denis and Deus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Denis
4 ch
Deus

Pair insight - Denis / Deus

Denis and Deus are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37451, 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]. Deus is at rank #26,819, tagged as aname.

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 37451, this pair ranks #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Denis vs Deus

Shared letters: des. Private to "Denis": in. Private to "Deus": u.

"Denis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Denisddenis · deniss · dennis · densi · dneis · ednis
  • Deusddeus · desu · deuss · dues · edus

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Denis" for "Deus" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Denis" vs "Deus" - which ranks higher?
"Denis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,632 in our German list, against #26,819 for "Deus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Denis" vs "Deus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Denis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Deus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Denis" and "Deus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dess vs Deus". 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 #1,589,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list