Which to use
“Dinkel” and “donkey” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,475
- “Dinkel” frequency rank
- #46,575
- “donkey” frequency rank
- 87050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dinkel | donkey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Getreideart, die auch in rauen Lagen und auf „armen“ Böden wächst | Esel |
Where the eye mixes Dinkel and donkey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Dinkel (CVCCVC) and donkey (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Dinkel with donkey
A purely visual mix-up. Dinkel ([ˈdɪŋkl̩]) and donkey ([ˈdɒŋkɪ]) 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 87050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dinkel is recorded at frequency rank #40,475, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɪŋkl̩]. donkey is at rank #46,575, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɒŋkɪ].
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 87050, this pair ranks #85,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dinkel vs donkey
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "Dinkel": il. Private to "donkey": oy.
"Dinkel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "donkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dinkel" and "donkey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dinkel" or "donkey"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Dinkel" and "donkey" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dinkel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donkey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dinkel" and "donkey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dickem vs Dinkel". 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 #85,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.