Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “diez” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #30,000
- “diez” frequency rank
- 73101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | diez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | zehn: Kardinalzahl zwischen 9 und 11 |
Letter map: dice vs diez
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and diez apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dice (CVCV) and diez (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for dice / diez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and diezanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. diez is at rank #30,000, tagged as anum, pronounced [djeθ].
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 73101, this pair ranks #369,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs diez
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dice": c. Private to "diez": z.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "diez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "diez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dice" vs "diez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "diez" 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 #369,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.