Which to use
“diez” and “drei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,000
- “diez” frequency rank
- #175
- “drei” frequency rank
- 30175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diez | drei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zehn: Kardinalzahl zwischen 9 und 11 | die Kardinalzahl zwischen zwei und vier |
Where the eye mixes diez and drei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between diez and drei
A purely visual mix-up. diez ([djeθ]) and drei ([dʁaɪ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30175, 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]. drei is at rank #175, tagged as anum, pronounced [dʁaɪ̯].
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 30175, this pair ranks #1,752,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diez vs drei
Shared letters: dei. Private to "diez": z. Private to "drei": r.
"diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "drei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diez" for "drei" ever safe?
Frequency check: "diez" vs "drei" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "drei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,752,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diez" and "drei" 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 #1,752,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.