Which to use
“diese” and “diesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #75
- “diese” frequency rank
- #179
- “diesen” frequency rank
- 254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diese | diesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens dies | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies |
Where the eye mixes diese and diesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. diese ([ˈdiːzə]) and diesen ([ˈdiːzn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “diese” sits inside “diesen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diese is recorded at frequency rank #75, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzə]. diesen is at rank #179, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzn̩].
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 254, this pair ranks #2,006,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diese vs diesen
Shared letters: deis. Private to "diese": -. Private to "diesen": n.
"diese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "diesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC