Which to use
“demselben” and “denselben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,893
- “demselben” frequency rank
- #6,781
- “denselben” frequency rank
- 14674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demselben | denselben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe | Akkusativ Singular des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe |
Where the eye mixes demselben and denselben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demselben and denselben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between demselben and denselben
A purely visual mix-up. demselben ([deːmˈzɛlbn̩]) and denselben ([deːnˈzɛlbn̩]) 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 “demselben” becomes n in “denselben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demselben is recorded at frequency rank #7,893, classified as anunknown, pronounced [deːmˈzɛlbn̩]. denselben is at rank #6,781, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [deːnˈzɛlbn̩].
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 14674, this pair ranks #1,949,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demselben vs denselben
Shared letters: bdelns. Private to "demselben": m. Private to "denselben": -.
"demselben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "denselben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demselben" and "denselben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demselben" or "denselben"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demselben" and "denselben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demselben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denselben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demselben" and "denselben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demselben vs derselbe". 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 #1,949,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.