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 eye mixes euer and eure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: euer vs eure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: euer is [ˈɔɪ̯ɐ] while eure is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (er ↔ re) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of euer vs eure
Shared letters: eru. Private to "euer": -. Private to "eure": -.
"euer" · 4 letters · shape VVVC · "eure" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "euer" and "eure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "euer" vs "eure" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "euer" 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 #2,001,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "euer" and "eure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "euer vs Eupen". 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 #2,001,651 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.