dicevsDiebeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,101
“dice” frequency rank
#11,208
“Diebe” frequency rank
54309
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dice Diebe
Definition der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dieb

Letter map: dice vs Diebe

Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and Diebe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
dice
5 ch
Diebe

Spelling & dictionary notes on dice vs Diebe

dice and Diebe 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Diebe is at rank #11,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdiːbə].

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 54309, this pair ranks #1,023,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dice vs Diebe

Shared letters: dei. Private to "dice": c. Private to "Diebe": b.

"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Diebe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dicedcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
  • Diebeddiebe · deibe · dibee · diebbe · dieeb · idebe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dice" for "Diebe" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "dice" vs "Diebe" - which ranks higher?
"Diebe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,208 in our German list, against #43,101 for "dice". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "dice" and "Diebe". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Diebe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,023,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dice" and "Diebe" 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 #1,023,892 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