Which to use
“demjenigen” and “diejenigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,079
- “demjenigen” frequency rank
- #2,586
- “diejenigen” frequency rank
- 25665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demjenigen | diejenigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige. | Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige |
Where the eye mixes demjenigen and diejenigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demjenigen (CVCCVCVCVC) and diejenigen (CVVCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: demjenigen vs diejenigen
A purely visual mix-up. demjenigen ([ˈdeːmˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) and diejenigen ([ˈdiːˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25665, 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]. diejenigen is at rank #2,586, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈdiːˌjeːnɪɡn̩].
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 25665, this pair ranks #1,829,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demjenigen vs diejenigen
Shared letters: degijn. Private to "demjenigen": m. Private to "diejenigen": -.
"demjenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "diejenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demjenigen ← ddemjenigen · dejmenigen · demejnigen · demjeingen · demjengien · demjeniegn · demjenigenn · demjeniggen
- diejenigen ← ddiejenigen · deijenigen · dieejnigen · diejeingen · diejengien · diejeniegn · diejenigenn · diejeniggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demjenigen" and "diejenigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "demjenigen" or "diejenigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demjenigen" and "diejenigen" 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 "diejenigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,841 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demjenigen" and "diejenigen" 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 #1,829,841 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.