Which to use
“deine” and “denen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #255
- “deine” frequency rank
- #248
- “denen” frequency rank
- 503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deine | denen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Possessivpronomens dein | Dativ Plural des Relativpronomens der |
Where the eye mixes deine and denen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deine and denen
A purely visual mix-up. deine ([ˈdaɪ̯nə]) and denen ([ˈdeːnən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deine is recorded at frequency rank #255, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nə]. denen is at rank #248, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdeːnən].
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 503, this pair ranks #2,005,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deine vs denen
Shared letters: den. Private to "deine": i. Private to "denen": -.
"deine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "denen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deine" and "denen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deine" or "denen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deine" and "denen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deine" and "denen" 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 #2,005,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.