# dem

> German word · Determiner · IPA [deːm] · frequency rank #22

## Definitions
1. [1] Dativ Singular des definiten Artikels der
2. [2] Dativ Singular des definiten Artikels das

## Easily confused with
- **du** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-du)
- **do** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-do)
- **dm** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dm)
- **DJ** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dj)
- **Ds** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-ds)
- **DW** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dw)
- **DH** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dh)
- **dz** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dz)
- **dl** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dl)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dp)
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dg)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dv)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-die)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-der)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-den)
- **des** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-des)
- **dpa** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dpa)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-don)
- **DFB** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dfb)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dem-vs-dvd)

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