euerevseuresConfusable pair

Quick tell: euere is a determiner, eures is an unknown, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“euere” is a determiner and “eures” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,159
“euere” frequency rank
#16,138
“eures” frequency rank
59297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature euere eures
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer Genitiv Singular Maskulinum bei attributivem Gebrauch des Possessivpronomens euer

Where the eye mixes euere and eures

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
euere
5 ch
eures

Why the eye confuses euere with eures

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: euere is [ˈɔɪ̯əʁə] while eures is [ˈɔɪ̯ʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

euere is recorded at frequency rank #43,159, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯əʁə]. eures is at rank #16,138, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ʁəs].

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 59297, this pair ranks #829,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of euere vs eures

Shared letters: eru. Private to "euere": -. Private to "eures": s.

"euere" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV  ·  "eures" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • euereeeure · eueer · euerre · euree · ueere
  • eureserues · euers · euress · eurres · eurse · ueres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "euere" for "eures" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "euere" is a determiner and "eures" an unknown, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "euere" vs "eures" - which ranks higher?
"eures" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,138 in our German list, against #43,159 for "euere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "euere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #829,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "euere" and "eures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "euere vs Euter". 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 #829,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list