Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “dickes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- 55793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | dickes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick |
Letter map: dice vs dickes
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and dickes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - dice and dickes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and dickesanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dickes is at rank #12,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəs].
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 55793, this pair ranks #965,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs dickes
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "dice": -. Private to "dickes": ks.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dice" and "dickes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "dickes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dice" and "dickes".
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #965,542 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "dickes" 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 #965,542 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.