# det vs dm

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### det
*determiner · IPA [d̥e] · frequency rank #16,121*
bestimmter Artikel Neutrum; der, die, das

### dm
*abbrev · frequency rank #2,437*
Einheitensymbol für décimètre/Dezimeter. 1 dm = 10⁻¹ m

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