Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “dickem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #39,285
- “dickem” frequency rank
- 82386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | dickem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dick |
Letter map: dice vs dickem
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and dickem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dice runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dickem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - dice and dickem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and dickemanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dickem is at rank #39,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəm].
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 82386, this pair ranks #158,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs dickem
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "dice": -. Private to "dickem": km.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dickem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dice" and "dickem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dice" or "dickem"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "dickem" 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 #158,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.