Which to use
“demjenigen” and “denjenigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,079
- “demjenigen” frequency rank
- #9,523
- “denjenigen” frequency rank
- 32602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demjenigen | denjenigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige. | Akkusativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige |
Where the eye mixes demjenigen and denjenigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demjenigen and denjenigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demjenigen with denjenigen
A purely visual mix-up. demjenigen ([ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) and denjenigen ([ˈdeːnˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) 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 “demjenigen” becomes n in “denjenigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demjenigen is recorded at frequency rank #23,079, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩]. denjenigen is at rank #9,523, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈdeːnˌjeːnɪɡn̩].
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 32602, this pair ranks #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demjenigen vs denjenigen
Shared letters: degijn. Private to "demjenigen": m. Private to "denjenigen": -.
"demjenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "denjenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demjenigen ← ddemjenigen · dejmenigen · demejnigen · demjeingen · demjengien · demjeniegn · demjenigenn · demjeniggen
- denjenigen ← ddenjenigen · dejnenigen · denejnigen · denjeingen · denjengien · denjeniegn · denjenigenn · denjeniggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demjenigen" and "denjenigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "demjenigen" or "denjenigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demjenigen" and "denjenigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demjenigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denjenigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demjenigen" and "denjenigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demjenigen vs derjenigen". 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 #1,704,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.