Which to use
“denke” is a verb and “Dinge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #475
- “denke” frequency rank
- #516
- “Dinge” frequency rank
- 991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denke | Dinge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ding |
Where the eye mixes denke and Dinge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between denke and Dinge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denke is [ˈdɛŋkə] while Dinge is [ˈdɪŋə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denke is recorded at frequency rank #475, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkə]. Dinge is at rank #516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɪŋə].
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 991, this pair ranks #2,005,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denke vs Dinge
Shared letters: den. Private to "denke": k. Private to "Dinge": gi.
"denke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Dinge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denke" and "Dinge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "denke" or "Dinge" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "denke" and "Dinge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "denke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dinge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denke" and "Dinge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dinge vs Düne". 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 #2,005,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.