Which to use
“dich” is a pronoun and “doch” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #124
- “dich” frequency rank
- #71
- “doch” frequency rank
- 195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dich | doch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ der zweiten Person Singular | trotzdem, dennoch |
Where the eye mixes dich and doch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dich is [dɪç] while doch is [dɔx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “dich” becomes o in “doch”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dich is recorded at frequency rank #124, classified as apron, pronounced [dɪç]. doch is at rank #71, tagged as anadv, pronounced [dɔx].
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 195, this pair ranks #2,006,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dich vs doch
Shared letters: cdh. Private to "dich": i. Private to "doch": o.
"dich" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC