Which to use
“dichtem” and “dickem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,419
- “dichtem” frequency rank
- #39,285
- “dickem” frequency rank
- 81704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dichtem | dickem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dicht | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dichtem and dickem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dichtem runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against dickem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dichtem vs dickem
A purely visual mix-up. dichtem ([ˈdɪçtəm]) and dickem ([ˈdɪkəm]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dichtem is recorded at frequency rank #42,419, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪçtəm]. dickem is at rank #39,285, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəm].
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 81704, this pair ranks #170,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dichtem vs dickem
Shared letters: cdeim. Private to "dichtem": ht. Private to "dickem": k.
"dichtem" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "dickem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dichtem" and "dickem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dichtem" or "dickem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dichtem" and "dickem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dichtem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dichtem" and "dickem" 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 #170,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.