Which to use
“dick” and “dickem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,181
- “dick” frequency rank
- #39,285
- “dickem” frequency rank
- 42466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dick | dickem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vom Umfang her bedeutend, besonders auch von großem Umfang | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dick and dickem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dick runs 4 letters (CVCC) against dickem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dick and dickem
A purely visual mix-up. dick ([dɪk]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dick” sits inside “dickem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dick is recorded at frequency rank #3,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɪk]. 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 42466, this pair ranks #1,448,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dick vs dickem
Shared letters: cdik. Private to "dick": -. Private to "dickem": em.
"dick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dickem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dick" and "dickem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dick" vs "dickem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dick" 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 #1,448,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dick" and "dickem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickem vs dickere". 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 #1,448,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.