Which to use
“dich” is a pronoun and “dicht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #124
- “dich” frequency rank
- #2,949
- “dicht” frequency rank
- 3073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dich | dicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ der zweiten Person Singular | eng, nahe beieinanderliegend, undurchdringlich |
Where the eye mixes dich and dicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dich vs dicht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dich is [dɪç] while dicht is [dɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dich” sits inside “dicht”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dich is recorded at frequency rank #124, classified as apron, pronounced [dɪç]. dicht is at rank #2,949, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dɪçt].
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 3073, this pair ranks #2,001,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dich vs dicht
Shared letters: cdhi. Private to "dich": -. Private to "dicht": t.
"dich" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dich" and "dicht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dich" or "dicht"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,001 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dich" and "dicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dicht vs duch". 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 #2,001,001 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.