Which to use
“deinen” and “deines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #632
- “deinen” frequency rank
- #3,572
- “deines” frequency rank
- 4204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deinen | deines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens dein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens dein |
Where the eye mixes deinen and deines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deinen and deines
A purely visual mix-up. deinen ([ˈdaɪ̯nən]) 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 - n in “deinen” becomes s in “deines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deinen is recorded at frequency rank #632, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nən]. 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 4204, this pair ranks #1,998,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deinen vs deines
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deinen": -. Private to "deines": s.
"deinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deinen" and "deines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deinen" or "deines"?
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 "deinen" 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 #1,998,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deinen" 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 #1,998,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.