Which to use
“deines” is an unknown and “dings” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,572
- “deines” frequency rank
- #25,507
- “dings” frequency rank
- 29079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deines | dings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens dein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ding |
Letter map: deines vs dings
Shared letters muted; letters that set deines and dings apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - deines and dings
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deines is anunknown and dingsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deines is recorded at frequency rank #3,572, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdaɪ̯nəs]. dings is at rank #25,507, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 29079, this pair ranks #1,773,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deines vs dings
Shared letters: dins. Private to "deines": e. Private to "dings": g.
"deines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "dings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deines" for "dings" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "deines" or "dings" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deines" and "dings".
- Full dictionary entry for "deines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deines" and "dings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dings vs puzzles". 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 #1,773,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.