Which to use
“deck” and “dice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,763
- “deck” frequency rank
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- 72180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deck | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dessus de planche à roulettes. | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes deck and dice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. deck (CVCC) and dice (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses deck with dice
A purely visual mix-up. deck (\dɛk\) and dice (\ˈdaɪs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deck is recorded at frequency rank #27,763, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛk\. dice is at rank #44,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\.
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 72180, this pair ranks #44,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deck vs dice
Shared letters: cde. Private to "deck": k. Private to "dice": i.
"deck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deck" for "dice" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deck" vs "dice" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deck" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #44,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.