Which to use
“euer” is a pronoun and “eure” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,880
- “euer” frequency rank
- #878
- “eure” frequency rank
- 2758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | euer | eure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu euch gehörig; euch gehörend; euch eigen; für euch charakteristisch; von euch verantwortet, von euch geschaffen; euch betreffend; euch zugeordnet | Nominativ Singular Femininum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set euer and eure apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
euer and eure form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (er ↔ re) - a transposition the eye reads straight past - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
euer is recorded at frequency rank #1,880, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ɐ]. 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 2758, this pair ranks #2,001,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "euer" and "eure" be used interchangeably?
Remembering euer vs eure
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “euer”; for a determiner, it's “eure”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “euer” entry
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