Which to use
“deiner” and “deines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #667
- “deiner” frequency rank
- #3,572
- “deines” frequency rank
- 4239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deiner | deines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Pronomens du | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens dein |
Where the eye mixes deiner and deines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deiner with deines
A purely visual mix-up. deiner ([ˈdaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 - r in “deiner” becomes s in “deines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deiner is recorded at frequency rank #667, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nɐ]. 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 4239, this pair ranks #1,998,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deiner vs deines
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deiner": r. Private to "deines": s.
"deiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deiner" and "deines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deiner" vs "deines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deiner" and "deines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deiner" 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 #1,998,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deiner" 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 #1,998,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.