Which to use
“dice” is a noun and “due” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,101
- “dice” frequency rank
- #19,191
- “due” frequency rank
- 62292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | due |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Würfel (zum Beispiel der Käsewürfel) | fällig |
Letter map: dice vs due
Shared letters muted; letters that set dice and due apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for dice / due
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dice is anoun and dueanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #43,101, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. due is at rank #19,191, tagged as anadj, pronounced [djuː].
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 62292, this pair ranks #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs due
Shared letters: de. Private to "dice": ci. Private to "due": u.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "due" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dice" for "due" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "dice" or "due" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dice" vs "due" 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 "due" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "due" 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 #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.