Which to use
“dank” is an adjective and “das” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,602
- “dank” frequency rank
- #10,675
- “das” frequency rank
- 31277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dank | das |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dark, damp and humid. | plural of da (“father”) |
Where the eye mixes dank and das
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dank is /ˈdæŋk/ while das is /dɑːz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dank is recorded at frequency rank #20,602, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdæŋk/. das is at rank #10,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɑːz/.
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 31277, this pair ranks #347,485 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dank vs das
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dank": kn. Private to "das": s.
"dank" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "das" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dank ← adnk · dakn · dankk · dannk · ddank · dnak