Which to use
“dickere” and “dickes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,808
- “dickere” frequency rank
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- 56500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dickere | dickes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs dick | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick |
Where the eye mixes dickere and dickes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dickere runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against dickes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dickere vs dickes
A purely visual mix-up. dickere ([ˈdɪkəʁə]) and dickes ([ˈdɪkəs]) 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 56500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dickere is recorded at frequency rank #43,808, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəʁə]. dickes is at rank #12,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəs].
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 56500, this pair ranks #937,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dickere vs dickes
Shared letters: cdeik. Private to "dickere": r. Private to "dickes": s.
"dickere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dickere" and "dickes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dickere" or "dickes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dickere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dickes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #937,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dickere" and "dickes" 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 #937,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.