# dear

> German word · Adjective · IPA [diɹ] · frequency rank #30,506

## Definitions
1. lieb, teuer, süß, entzückend, reizend, herzig
2. Liebe(r) …, Sehr geehrte(r) …

## Easily confused with
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-der)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-den)
- **dem** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dem)
- **des** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-des)
- **dpa** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dpa)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-del)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dna)
- **dei** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dei)
- **Dur** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dur)
- **Dez** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dez)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dee)
- **det** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-det)
- **deo** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-deo)
- **dia** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dia)
- **DLR** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dlr)
- **deu** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-deu)
- **deg** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-deg)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dor)
- **dec** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dec)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dear-vs-dew)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddear`, `dearr`, `dera`, `edar`

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