Which to use
“feine” and “feinem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,261
- “feine” frequency rank
- #27,720
- “feinem” frequency rank
- 32981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feine | feinem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fein |
Where the eye mixes feine and feinem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feine with feinem
A purely visual mix-up. feine ([ˈfaɪ̯nə]) and feinem ([ˈfaɪ̯nəm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “feine” sits inside “feinem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feine is recorded at frequency rank #5,261, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nə]. feinem is at rank #27,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nəm].
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 32981, this pair ranks #1,695,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feine vs feinem
Shared letters: efin. Private to "feine": -. Private to "feinem": m.
"feine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "feinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feine" for "feinem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feine" vs "feinem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feine" and "feinem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feinem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,695,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feine" and "feinem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feilen vs feinem". 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 #1,695,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.