Which to use
“diesen” and “dieses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #179
- “diesen” frequency rank
- #148
- “dieses” frequency rank
- 327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diesen | dieses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dies | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens dieser |
Where the eye mixes diesen and dieses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between diesen and dieses
A purely visual mix-up. diesen ([ˈdiːzn̩]) and dieses ([ˈdiːzəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “diesen” becomes s in “dieses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diesen is recorded at frequency rank #179, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdiːzn̩]. 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 327, this pair ranks #2,005,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diesen vs dieses
Shared letters: deis. Private to "diesen": n. Private to "dieses": -.
"diesen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "dieses" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diesen" and "dieses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "diesen" or "dieses" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "diesen" 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 #2,005,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diesen" and "dieses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dess vs dieses". 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 #2,005,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.