eurevseuresWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#878
“eure” frequency rank
#16,138
“eures” frequency rank
17016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set eure and eures apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
eure
5 ch
eures

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

eure and eures 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 by 1 extra letter(s) - “eure” sits inside “eures” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eure is recorded at frequency rank #878, classified as adet, pronounced [ˈɔɪ̯ʁə]. 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 17016, this pair ranks #1,931,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

eure#878
eures#16,138

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eure" and "eures" be used interchangeably?
No, "eure" and "eures" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering eure vs eures

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a determiner, it's “eure”; for an unknown, it's “eures”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “eure” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list