Which to use
“das” is a noun and “de” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,761
- “das” frequency rank
- #1
- “de” frequency rank
- 12762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | de |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sida. | Marque un ablatif. Mot indiquant la provenance, l’origine ^([note 1]). |
Letter map: das vs de
Shared letters muted; letters that set das and de apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for das / de
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: das is anoun and deapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #12,761, classified as anoun. de is at rank #1, tagged as aprep, pronounced \də\.
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 12762, this pair ranks #403,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs de
Shared letters: d. Private to "das": as. Private to "de": e.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "de" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "das" and "de" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "das" or "de" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "das" and "de". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "das" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "de" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "de" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "das vs dray". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #403,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.