dicevsdixTell them apart

Quick tell: dice is a noun, dix is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dice” is a noun and “dix” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,101
“dice” frequency rank
#27,684
“dix” frequency rank
70785
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dice dix
Definition der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) zehn, 10

Letter map: dice vs dix

Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and dix apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
dice
3 ch
dix

Part-of-speech tell for dice / dix

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and dixanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dix is at rank #27,684, tagged as anum, pronounced [dis].

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 70785, this pair ranks #435,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dice vs dix

Shared letters: di. Private to "dice": ce. Private to "dix": x.

"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dix" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dicedcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dice" and "dix" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dice" is a noun and "dix" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "dice" or "dix" show up more?
"dix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,684 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

Pair "dice" vs "dix" 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 "dix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #435,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dice" and "dix" 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 #435,855 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