Which to use
“eine” and “eure” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19
- “eine” frequency rank
- #878
- “eure” frequency rank
- 897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eine | eure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ Singular Femininum des unbestimmten Artikels ein | Nominativ Singular Femininum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer |
Where the eye mixes eine and eure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: eine vs eure
A purely visual mix-up. eine ([ˈaɪ̯nə]) and eure ([ˈɔɪ̯ʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eine is recorded at frequency rank #19, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nə]. eure is at rank #878, tagged as adet, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə].
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 897, this pair ranks #2,005,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eine vs eure
Shared letters: e. Private to "eine": in. Private to "eure": ru.
"eine" · 4 letters · shape VVCV · "eure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eine" for "eure" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "eine" or "eure" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eine" and "eure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eine" and "eure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eupen vs eure". 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 #2,005,191 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.