Dieu

[djø]

/[djø]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dieu” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #38,681) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#38,681
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Gott der Christen; der Herr, der im christlichen Glauben Himmel und Erde erschaffen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-dieu · Dieu · German

Dieu · rank #38,681 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,681
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dieselmotor

Nearest frequency peer: Dieselmotor (-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 „Dieu“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Dieu“ 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).

Dieu vs du
25% similar
Dieu vs DIN
25% similar
Dieu vs div
25% similar

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

Key facts for Dieu
PropertyValue
HeadwordDieu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[djø]
Letters4
Frequency rank#38,681
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Dieu“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dieuliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dieselmotor“ (#38,680), „diffamieren“ (#38,682), „diagonal“ (#38,679). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dieu“ bei #38,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Dieu is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "DIN", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [djø]. Frequency #38,681 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "der Gott der Christen; der Herr, der im christlichen Glauben Himmel und Erde erschaffen hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dieu, with forms such as "ddieu", "deiu", and "diue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "DIN", "div", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dieu, spelled D-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Gott der Christen; der Herr, der im christlichen Glauben Himmel und Erde erschaffen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dieu a tant aimé le monde qu'il a donné son Fils unique, afin que quiconque croit en lui ne périsse point, mais qu'il ait la vie éternelle. (Jean 3, 16)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddieu
  • deiu
  • diue
  • ideu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dieu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddieu1deiu2diue2ideu2
Edit distance from "Dieu"

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 "Dieu"?
"Dieu" is spelled D-I-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is [djø].
What does "Dieu" mean?
As a noun, "Dieu" means: der Gott der Christen; der Herr, der im christlichen Glauben Himmel und Erde erschaffen hat
What words are commonly confused with "Dieu"?
"Dieu" is commonly confused with "du", "DIN", "div". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dieu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dieu" is [djø]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dieu" come from?
"Dieu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list