Which to use
“deinem” and “deiner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #809
- “deinem” frequency rank
- #667
- “deiner” frequency rank
- 1476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deinem | deiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Pronomens dein | Genitiv Singular des Pronomens du |
Where the eye mixes deinem and deiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deinem and deiner
A purely visual mix-up. deinem ([ˈdaɪ̯nəm]) and deiner ([ˈdaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 r in “deiner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deinem is recorded at frequency rank #809, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəm]. deiner is at rank #667, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nɐ].
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 1476, this pair ranks #2,004,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deinem vs deiner
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deinem": m. Private to "deiner": r.
"deinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deinem" and "deiner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deinem" vs "deiner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deinem" and "deiner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deinem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deinem" and "deiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deinem vs dünnem". 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 #2,004,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.