# dess vs does

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dess
*unknown · IPA [ˈdɛ̝sː] · frequency rank #48,817*
3. Person Utrum Singular Genitiv des Personalpronomens den

### does
*verb · IPA [dʌz] · frequency rank #24,299*
3. Person Indikativ Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs do

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dess-vs-does