Which to use
“dun” and “dünne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,461
- “dun” frequency rank
- #9,353
- “dünne” frequency rank
- 46814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dun | dünne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Zustand nach Genuss von zu viel Alkohol | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes dun and dünne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dun runs 3 letters (CVC) against dünne's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dun vs dünne
A purely visual mix-up. dun ([duːn]) and dünne ([ˈdʏnə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dun is recorded at frequency rank #37,461, classified as anadj, pronounced [duːn]. dünne is at rank #9,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnə].
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 46814, this pair ranks #1,306,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dun vs dünne
Shared letters: dn. Private to "dun": u. Private to "dünne": eü.
"dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dünne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dun" and "dünne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dünne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,306,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dun" and "dünne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dun vs duran". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,306,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.