Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “done” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #20,888
- “done” frequency rank
- 63989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs do |
Letter map: dice vs done
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dice and done follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dice / done
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and doneaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. done is at rank #20,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʌn].
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 63989, this pair ranks #657,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs done
Shared letters: de. Private to "dice": ci. Private to "done": no.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "done" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dice" vs "done" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dice" and "done".
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #657,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "done" 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 #657,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.