euchvseureWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: euch is a pronoun, eure is a determiner, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“euch” is a pronoun and “eure” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#180
“euch” frequency rank
#878
“eure” frequency rank
1058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature euch eure
Definition Personalpronomen 2. Person Plural Dativ Nominativ Singular Femininum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer

Where the eye mixes euch and eure

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
euch
4 ch
eure

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: euch is [ɔɪ̯ç] while eure is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə]. 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 (pronoun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

euch is recorded at frequency rank #180, classified as apron, pronounced [ɔɪ̯ç]. 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 1058, this pair ranks #2,004,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of euch vs eure

Shared letters: eu. Private to "euch": ch. Private to "eure": r.

"euch" · 4 letters · shape VVCC  ·  "eure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • euchecuh · eucch · euchh · euhc · uech
  • eureerue · eurre · uere

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "euch" and "eure" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "euch" is a pronoun and "eure" a determiner, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "euch" or "eure"?
"euch" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #180 in our German list, against #878 for "eure". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "euch" and "eure". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "euch" 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 #2,004,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "euch" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list