Which to use
“deinem” and “deinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #809
- “deinem” frequency rank
- #632
- “deinen” frequency rank
- 1441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deinem | deinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Pronomens dein | Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens dein |
Where the eye mixes deinem and deinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deinem with deinen
A purely visual mix-up. deinem ([ˈdaɪ̯nəm]) and deinen ([ˈdaɪ̯nən]) 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 a single letter - m in “deinem” becomes n in “deinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deinem is recorded at frequency rank #809, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəm]. deinen is at rank #632, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nən].
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 1441, this pair ranks #2,004,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deinem vs deinen
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deinem": m. Private to "deinen": -.
"deinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deinem" for "deinen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "deinem" or "deinen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deinem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deinem" and "deinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deinen vs designen". 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 #2,004,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.