Which to use
“dicht” and “dichtem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,949
- “dicht” frequency rank
- #42,419
- “dichtem” frequency rank
- 45368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dicht | dichtem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eng, nahe beieinanderliegend, undurchdringlich | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht |
Where the eye mixes dicht and dichtem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dicht runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against dichtem's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dicht vs dichtem
A purely visual mix-up. dicht ([dɪçt]) and dichtem ([ˈdɪçtəm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dicht” sits inside “dichtem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dicht is recorded at frequency rank #2,949, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɪçt]. dichtem is at rank #42,419, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪçtəm].
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 45368, this pair ranks #1,355,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dicht vs dichtem
Shared letters: cdhit. Private to "dicht": -. Private to "dichtem": em.
"dicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dichtem" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dichtem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,355,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dicht" and "dichtem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dichtem vs Dichtern". 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 #1,355,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.