Which to use
“deinen” is an unknown and “denn” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #632
- “deinen” frequency rank
- #105
- “denn” frequency rank
- 737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deinen | denn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens dein | leitet einen Hauptsatz ein, der den Grund für das, was vorher festgestellt wurde, liefert |
Where the eye mixes deinen and denn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deinen and denn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deinen is [ˈdaɪ̯nən] while denn is [dɛn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deinen is recorded at frequency rank #632, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nən]. denn is at rank #105, tagged as aconj, pronounced [dɛn].
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 737, this pair ranks #2,005,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deinen vs denn
Shared letters: den. Private to "deinen": i. Private to "denn": -.
"deinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "denn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deinen" and "denn" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deinen" vs "denn" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deinen" and "denn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deinen" and "denn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denn vs dess". 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 #2,005,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.