# DDD vs DPS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DDD
*noun · frequency rank #46,411*
Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”).

### DPS
*noun · frequency rank #24,147*
Initialism of damage per second; a standard way to calculate the damage dealt to other players or creatures in online role-playing games.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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