Which to use
“der” and “diez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,909
- “der” frequency rank
- #48,450
- “diez” frequency rank
- 52359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | der | diez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dernier, dernière ou dernière fois. | Forme mutée de tiez par adoucissement (t → d). |
Where the eye mixes der and diez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. der runs 3 letters (CVC) against diez's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: der vs diez
A purely visual mix-up. der (\dɛʁ\) and diez (\ˈdiːɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
der is recorded at frequency rank #3,909, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʁ\. 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 52359, this pair ranks #148,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of der vs diez
Shared letters: de. Private to "der": r. Private to "diez": iz.
"der" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "diez" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diez ← ddiez · deiz · diezz · dize · idez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "der" and "diez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "der" vs "diez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "der" and "diez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "der" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "der" and "diez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dz". 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 #148,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.