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“denjenigen” and “derjenigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,523
- “denjenigen” frequency rank
- #12,689
- “derjenigen” frequency rank
- 22212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denjenigen | derjenigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige | Genitiv Singular Feminin des Demonstrativpronomens derjenige. |
Where the eye mixes denjenigen and derjenigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. denjenigen and derjenigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: denjenigen vs derjenigen
A purely visual mix-up. denjenigen ([ˈdeːnˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) and derjenigen ([ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡn̩]) 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 - n in “denjenigen” becomes r in “derjenigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denjenigen is recorded at frequency rank #9,523, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈdeːnˌjeːnɪɡn̩]. derjenigen is at rank #12,689, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈdeːɐ̯ˌjeːnɪɡn̩].
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 22212, this pair ranks #1,876,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of denjenigen vs derjenigen
Shared letters: degijn. Private to "denjenigen": -. Private to "derjenigen": r.
"denjenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "derjenigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denjenigen ← ddenjenigen · dejnenigen · denejnigen · denjeingen · denjengien · denjeniegn · denjenigenn · denjeniggen
- derjenigen ← dderjenigen · dejrenigen · derejnigen · derjeingen · derjengien · derjeniegn · derjenigenn · derjeniggen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "denjenigen" vs "derjenigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "denjenigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derjenigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denjenigen" and "derjenigen" 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 #1,876,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.