Which to use
“dies” is a pronoun and “dieses” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #219
- “dies” frequency rank
- #148
- “dieses” frequency rank
- 367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dies | dieses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | adverbialer Gebrauch, um ein ganz bestimmtes, nahe liegendes Nomen hervorzuheben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dieser |
Where the eye mixes dies and dieses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dies with dieses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dies is [diːs] while dieses is [ˈdiːzəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dies” sits inside “dieses”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dies is recorded at frequency rank #219, classified as apron, pronounced [diːs]. 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 367, this pair ranks #2,005,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dies vs dieses
Shared letters: deis. Private to "dies": -. Private to "dieses": -.
"dies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dieses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dies" and "dieses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dies" or "dieses"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dies" and "dieses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dies" 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 #2,005,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dies" and "dieses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dies vs dudes". 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 #2,005,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.