Which to use
“dein” is a pronoun and “drink” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #316
- “dein” frequency rank
- #14,042
- “drink” frequency rank
- 14358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dein | drink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Form des Possessivpronomens „dein, deine, dein“: Zeigt den Besitz, das Eigentum oder die Zugehörigkeit einer Person bzw. Sache zu einer dem Sprecher direkt gegenüberstehenden Person, Sache an | Flüssigkeit zu sich nehmen |
Where the eye mixes dein and drink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dein vs drink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dein is [daɪ̯n] while drink is [dɹɪŋk]. 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 (pronoun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dein is recorded at frequency rank #316, classified as apron, pronounced [daɪ̯n]. drink is at rank #14,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɹɪŋk].
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 14358, this pair ranks #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dein vs drink
Shared letters: din. Private to "dein": e. Private to "drink": kr.
"dein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "drink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dein" and "drink" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dein" or "drink"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dein" and "drink" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dein" and "drink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drink vs dying". 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 #1,951,752 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.