Which to use
“ihrem” and “ihren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #273
- “ihrem” frequency rank
- #171
- “ihren” frequency rank
- 444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ihrem | ihren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des femininen Possessivpronomens ihr |
Where the eye mixes ihrem and ihren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ihrem and ihren
A purely visual mix-up. ihrem ([ˈiːʁəm]) and ihren ([ˈiːʁən]) 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 a single letter - m in “ihrem” becomes n in “ihren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ihrem is recorded at frequency rank #273, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁəm]. ihren is at rank #171, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈiːʁən].
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 444, this pair ranks #2,005,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ihrem vs ihren
Shared letters: ehir. Private to "ihrem": m. Private to "ihren": n.
"ihrem" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ihren" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ihrem" and "ihren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ihrem" vs "ihren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ihrem" and "ihren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ihrem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ihren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ihrem" and "ihren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "igen vs ihren". 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 #2,005,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.