dew

[djuː]

/[djuː]/ noun

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The verdict

“dew” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #48,062) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#48,062
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf; Tau

Corpus desk

Index DE-dew · dew · German

dew · rank #48,062 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,062
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deregulierung

Nearest frequency peer: Deregulierung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „dew“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „dew“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dew vs du
33% similar
dew vs do
33% similar
dew vs dm
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dew
PropertyValue
Headworddew
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[djuː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#48,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „dew“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dewliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Deregulierung“ (#48,061), „deppert“ (#48,060), „Dienstleistern“ (#48,064). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dew“ bei #48,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for dew is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "do", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [djuː]. Frequency #48,062 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf; Tau".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dew in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "do", "dm", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dew, spelled D-E-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf; Tau

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dew appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Genesis 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dew"?
"dew" is spelled D-E-W. The IPA pronunciation is [djuː].
What does "dew" mean?
As a noun, "dew" means: Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf; Tau
What words are commonly confused with "dew"?
"dew" is commonly confused with "du", "do", "dm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dew"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dew" is [djuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dew" come from?
"dew" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dew", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

duc#48,075eam#48,085bal#47,978hej#48,213

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list