Which to use
“den” is an article and “diez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,639
- “den” frequency rank
- #48,450
- “diez” frequency rank
- 58089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | den | diez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Accusatif masculin singulier de der. | Forme mutée de tiez par adoucissement (t → d). |
Where the eye mixes den and diez
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: den is \deːn\ while diez is \ˈdiːɛs\. 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 (article vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
den is recorded at frequency rank #9,639, classified as anarticle, pronounced \deːn\. diez is at rank #48,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdiːɛs\.
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 58089, this pair ranks #111,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of den vs diez
Shared letters: de. Private to "den": n. Private to "diez": iz.
"den" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diez ← ddiez · deiz · diezz · dize · idez