Which to use
“denk” is a verb and “deo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,707
- “denk” frequency rank
- #17,556
- “deo” frequency rank
- 20263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denk | deo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken | ein Gott, eine Gottheit (geschlechtsneutral, allerdings ist die weibliche Wortform selten, die männliche – *deulo – gar nicht belegt) |
Letter map: denk vs deo
Shared letters muted; letters that set denk and deo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for denk / deo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: denk is averb and deoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denk is recorded at frequency rank #2,707, classified as averb, pronounced [dɛŋk]. deo is at rank #17,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 20263, this pair ranks #1,899,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denk vs deo
Shared letters: de. Private to "denk": kn. Private to "deo": o.
"denk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "deo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denk ← ddenk · dekn · denkk · dennk · dnek · ednk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denk" and "deo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "denk" or "deo"?
What to do next
You've compared "denk" and "deo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "denk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denk" and "deo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deo vs puzzles". 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 #1,899,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.