Which to use
“deinem” and “deines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #809
- “deinem” frequency rank
- #3,572
- “deines” frequency rank
- 4381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deinem | deines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Pronomens dein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens dein |
Where the eye mixes deinem and deines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deinem and deines
A purely visual mix-up. deinem ([ˈdaɪ̯nəm]) and deines ([ˈdaɪ̯nəs]) 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 s in “deines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deinem is recorded at frequency rank #809, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəm]. deines is at rank #3,572, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəs].
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 4381, this pair ranks #1,997,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deinem vs deines
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deinem": m. Private to "deines": s.
"deinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deinem" and "deines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deinem" or "deines"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deinem" and "deines" 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 "deines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deinem" and "deines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deines vs Dinos". 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 #1,997,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.