Which to use
“deine” is an unknown and “deute” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #255
- “deine” frequency rank
- #37,447
- “deute” frequency rank
- 37702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deine | deute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Possessivpronomens dein | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs deuten |
Where the eye mixes deine and deute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. deine and deute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between deine and deute
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deine is [ˈdaɪ̯nə] while deute is [ˈdɔɪ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deine is recorded at frequency rank #255, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nə]. deute is at rank #37,447, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tə].
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 37702, this pair ranks #1,583,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deine vs deute
Shared letters: de. Private to "deine": in. Private to "deute": tu.
"deine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "deute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deine" and "deute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deine" vs "deute" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deine" and "deute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deute vs devote". 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 #1,583,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.