Which to use
“Dialog” and “Dialogs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,949
- “Dialog” frequency rank
- #30,999
- “Dialogs” frequency rank
- 34948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dialog | Dialogs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zwiegespräch, Gespräch mit anderen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dialog |
Where the eye mixes Dialog and Dialogs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dialog with Dialogs
A purely visual mix-up. Dialog ([diaˈloːk]) and Dialogs ([diaˈloːks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Dialog” sits inside “Dialogs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dialog is recorded at frequency rank #3,949, classified as anoun, pronounced [diaˈloːk]. Dialogs is at rank #30,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced [diaˈloːks].
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 34948, this pair ranks #1,651,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dialog vs Dialogs
Shared letters: adgilo. Private to "Dialog": -. Private to "Dialogs": s.
"Dialog" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Dialogs" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dialog" and "Dialogs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Dialog" or "Dialogs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dialog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dialogs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dialog" and "Dialogs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dialogen vs Dialogs". 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 #1,651,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.