DeusvsDokusTell them apart

Quick tell: Deus is a name, Dokus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Deus” is a name and “Dokus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,819
“Deus” frequency rank
#32,481
“Dokus” frequency rank
59300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Deus Dokus
Definition Gott (des Christentums) der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß

Letter map: Deus vs Dokus

Shared letters muted; letters that set Deus and Dokus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
Deus
5 ch
Dokus

Grammar separator: Deus vs Dokus

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Deus is aname and Dokusanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Deus is recorded at frequency rank #26,819, classified as aname. Dokus is at rank #32,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːkʊs].

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 59300, this pair ranks #829,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Deus vs Dokus

Shared letters: dsu. Private to "Deus": e. Private to "Dokus": ko.

"Deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Dokus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Deusddeus · desu · deuss · dues · edus
  • Dokusddokus · dkous · dokkus · doksu · dokuss · douks · odkus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Deus" and "Dokus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Deus" is a name and "Dokus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Deus" vs "Dokus" - which ranks higher?
"Deus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,819 in our German list, against #32,481 for "Dokus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Deus" and "Dokus". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Deus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dokus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #829,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Deus" and "Dokus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Dokus". 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 #829,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list