Which to use
“deren” is an unknown and “Dürren” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #326
- “deren” frequency rank
- #35,718
- “Dürren” frequency rank
- 36044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deren | Dürren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Pronomens die | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dürre |
Where the eye mixes deren and Dürren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deren runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Dürren's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deren vs Dürren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deren is [ˈdeːʁən] while Dürren is [ˈdʏʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deren is recorded at frequency rank #326, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈdeːʁən]. Dürren is at rank #35,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʏʁən].
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 36044, this pair ranks #1,625,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deren vs Dürren
Shared letters: denr. Private to "deren": -. Private to "Dürren": ü.
"deren" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Dürren" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deren ← dderen · deern · derenn · derne · derren · dreen · edren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deren" for "Dürren" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "deren" or "Dürren" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deren" and "Dürren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dürren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,625,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deren" and "Dürren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs Dürren". 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 #1,625,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.