# derselben vs desselben

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### derselben
*unknown · IPA [deːɐ̯ˈzɛlbn̩] · frequency rank #4,336*
Genitiv Plural des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe

### desselben
*unknown · IPA [dɛsˈzɛlbn̩] · frequency rank #7,453*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens derselbe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/derselben-vs-desselben