Which to use
“dice” and “disc” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #25,955
- “disc” frequency rank
- 69056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | disc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | flaches rundes Ding |
Letter map: dice vs disc
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and disc apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: dice and disc
dice and disc 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. disc is at rank #25,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɪsk].
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 69056, this pair ranks #488,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs disc
Shared letters: cdi. Private to "dice": e. Private to "disc": s.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "disc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dice" and "disc" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dice" or "disc" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dice" and "disc".
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #488,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "disc" 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 #488,413 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.