Which to use
“dina” and “drink” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,881
- “dina” frequency rank
- #14,042
- “drink” frequency rank
- 50923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dina | drink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dinar | Flüssigkeit zu sich nehmen |
Where the eye mixes dina and drink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dina runs 4 letters (CVCV) against drink's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dina vs drink
A purely visual mix-up. dina ([ˈdinə]) and drink ([dɹɪŋk]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dina is recorded at frequency rank #36,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdinə]. drink is at rank #14,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɹɪŋk].
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 50923, this pair ranks #1,155,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dina vs drink
Shared letters: din. Private to "dina": a. Private to "drink": kr.
"dina" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "drink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dina" and "drink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dina" or "drink" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,155,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dina" and "drink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs dina". 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 #1,155,211 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.