Which to use
“Düne” is a noun and “dünnes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,081
- “Düne” frequency rank
- #29,092
- “dünnes” frequency rank
- 77173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Düne | dünnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hügel aus zusammengewehtem Sand (an Küsten und in Trockengebieten) | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes Düne and dünnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Düne runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dünnes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Düne and dünnes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Düne is [ˈdyːnə] while dünnes is [ˈdʏnəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Düne is recorded at frequency rank #48,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdyːnə]. dünnes is at rank #29,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnəs].
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 77173, this pair ranks #266,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Düne vs dünnes
Shared letters: denü. Private to "Düne": -. Private to "dünnes": s.
"Düne" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dünnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Düne" and "dünnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Düne" or "dünnes" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Düne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dünnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Düne" and "dünnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudes vs Düne". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.