Which to use
“dickes” is an adjective and “dieses” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,692
- “dickes” frequency rank
- #148
- “dieses” frequency rank
- 12840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dickes | dieses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs dick | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dieser |
Where the eye mixes dickes and dieses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dickes and dieses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dickes is [ˈdɪkəs] while dieses is [ˈdiːzəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dickes is recorded at frequency rank #12,692, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɪkəs]. dieses is at rank #148, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzəs].
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 12840, this pair ranks #1,961,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dickes vs dieses
Shared letters: deis. Private to "dickes": ck. Private to "dieses": -.
"dickes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dieses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dickes" and "dieses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dickes" or "dieses"?
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 "dickes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dieses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dickes" and "dieses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickes vs Docks". 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 #1,961,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.