# dm vs Ds

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### dm
*abbrev · frequency rank #2,437*
Einheitensymbol für décimètre/Dezimeter. 1 dm = 10⁻¹ m

### Ds
*abbrev · IPA […] · frequency rank #11,032*
chemisches Symbol für Darmstadtium

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dm-vs-ds