Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “dick” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #3,181
- “dick” frequency rank
- 46282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | dick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | vom Umfang her bedeutend, besonders auch von großem Umfang |
Letter map: dice vs dick
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and dick apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for dice / dick
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and dickanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “dice” becomes k in “dick”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dick is at rank #3,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dɪk].
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 46282, this pair ranks #1,324,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs dick
Shared letters: cdi. Private to "dice": e. Private to "dick": k.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dice" and "dick" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,324,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "dick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dice vs puzzles". 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 #1,324,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.