Which to use
“deo” is a noun and “des” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,556
- “deo” frequency rank
- #23
- “des” frequency rank
- 17579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deo | des |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gott, eine Gottheit (geschlechtsneutral, allerdings ist die weibliche Wortform selten, die männliche – *deulo – gar nicht belegt) | [1] Genitiv Singular von der und das |
Letter map: deo vs des
Shared letters muted; letters that set deo and des apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - deo and des
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deo is anoun and desadeterminer. On the page they differ by a single letter - o in “deo” becomes s in “des”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deo is recorded at frequency rank #17,556, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. des is at rank #23, tagged as adet, pronounced [dɛs].
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 17579, this pair ranks #1,926,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deo vs des
Shared letters: de. Private to "deo": o. Private to "des": s.
"deo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "des" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deo" for "des" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "deo" or "des" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deo" and "des".
- Full dictionary entry for "deo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "des" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deo" and "des" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deo vs puzzles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,926,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.