DezvsdomTell them apart

Which to use

“Dez” and “dom” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,123
“Dez” frequency rank
#4,972
“dom” frequency rank
18095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dez dom
Definition regional, mitteldeutsch: umgangssprachliche/saloppe Bezeichnung für Kopf Gebäude zum Wohnen; Haus, Heim

Letter map: Dez vs dom

Shared letters muted; letters that set Dez and dom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
Dez
3 ch
dom

Corpus notes: Dez and dom

Dez and dom are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dez is recorded at frequency rank #13,123, classified as anoun, pronounced [deːt͡s]. dom is at rank #4,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 18095, this pair ranks #1,921,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Dez vs dom

Shared letters: d. Private to "Dez": ez. Private to "dom": mo.

"Dez" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Dez" and "dom" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Dez" or "dom" show up more?
"dom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,972 in our German list, against #13,123 for "Dez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Dez" and "dom".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,921,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dez" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dez vs diet". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,921,440 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