Which to use
“denen” is an unknown and “Döner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #248
- “denen” frequency rank
- #10,841
- “Döner” frequency rank
- 11089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denen | Döner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Relativpronomens der | türkisches Gericht, ursprünglich aus Hammel- oder Lammfleisch, in Deutschland oft auch Rind- oder Geflügelfleisch, das in kleine dünne Scheiben geschnitten, an einem senkrechten Drehspieß überlappend aufgespießt, mittels seitlichen Grills gegart, nach und nach in kleinen garen Stücken abgeschnitten und mit unterschiedlichen Beilagen auf dem Teller serviert wird |
Where the eye mixes denen and Döner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: denen vs Döner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denen is [ˈdeːnən] while Döner is [ˈdœnɛr]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denen is recorded at frequency rank #248, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdeːnən]. Döner is at rank #10,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdœnɛr].
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 11089, this pair ranks #1,971,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denen vs Döner
Shared letters: den. Private to "denen": -. Private to "Döner": rö.
"denen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Döner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denen ← ddenen · deenn · denenn · denne · dennen · dneen · ednen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denen" and "Döner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "denen" or "Döner"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Döner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denen" and "Döner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Döner vs dörr". 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 #1,971,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.