Which to use
“document” and “Dokument” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,426
- “document” frequency rank
- #5,160
- “Dokument” frequency rank
- 47586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | document | Dokument |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schriftstück, das eine Information oder einen Beleg liefert; Dokument, Urkunde | amtliches Schriftstück |
Where the eye mixes document and Dokument
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: document vs Dokument
A purely visual mix-up. document ([dɔ.ky.mɑ̃]) and Dokument ([ˌdokuˈmɛnt]) 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 a single letter - c in “document” becomes k in “Dokument”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
document is recorded at frequency rank #42,426, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔ.ky.mɑ̃]. Dokument is at rank #5,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌdokuˈmɛnt].
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 47586, this pair ranks #1,279,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of document vs Dokument
Shared letters: demnotu. Private to "document": c. Private to "Dokument": k.
"document" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "Dokument" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "document" and "Dokument" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "document" or "Dokument" 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 "document" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dokument" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,279,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "document" and "Dokument" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "document vs documents". 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 #1,279,147 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.