Which to use
“deine” and “deinem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #255
- “deine” frequency rank
- #809
- “deinem” frequency rank
- 1064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deine | deinem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Possessivpronomens dein | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Pronomens dein |
Where the eye mixes deine and deinem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deine vs deinem
A purely visual mix-up. deine ([ˈdaɪ̯nə]) and deinem ([ˈdaɪ̯nəm]) 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 extra letter(s) - “deine” sits inside “deinem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deine is recorded at frequency rank #255, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nə]. deinem is at rank #809, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəm].
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 1064, this pair ranks #2,004,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deine vs deinem
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deine": -. Private to "deinem": m.
"deine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "deinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deine" and "deinem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "deine" or "deinem" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deinem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,964 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deine" and "deinem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deine vs Düne". 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 #2,004,964 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.