Which to use
“diez” is a num and “Dirk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,000
- “diez” frequency rank
- #5,696
- “Dirk” frequency rank
- 35696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diez | Dirk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zehn: Kardinalzahl zwischen 9 und 11 | (meist dünnes) Seil, das von der Großbaumnock zum Masttop läuft und den Großbaum hochhält |
Where the eye mixes diez and Dirk
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between diez and Dirk
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diez is [djeθ] while Dirk is [dɪʁk]. 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 (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diez is recorded at frequency rank #30,000, classified as anum, pronounced [djeθ]. Dirk is at rank #5,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɪʁk].
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 35696, this pair ranks #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diez vs Dirk
Shared letters: di. Private to "diez": ez. Private to "Dirk": kr.
"diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Dirk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diez" for "Dirk" ever safe?
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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 "diez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dirk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diez" and "Dirk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs diez". 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 #1,633,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.