Which to use
“irgendeine” and “irgendeines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,999
- “irgendeine” frequency rank
- #40,620
- “irgendeines” frequency rank
- 45619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irgendeine | irgendeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum im attributiven Gebrauch des Indefinitpronomens irgendein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum im attributiven Gebrauch des Indefinitpronomens irgendein |
Where the eye mixes irgendeine and irgendeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. irgendeine runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVVCV) against irgendeines's 11 (VCCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses irgendeine with irgendeines
A purely visual mix-up. irgendeine ([ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nə]) and irgendeines ([ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nəs]) 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) - “irgendeine” sits inside “irgendeines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irgendeine is recorded at frequency rank #4,999, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nə]. irgendeines is at rank #40,620, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nəs].
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 45619, this pair ranks #1,346,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irgendeine vs irgendeines
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "irgendeine": -. Private to "irgendeines": s.
"irgendeine" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCV · "irgendeines" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irgendeine ← igrendeine · iregndeine · irgedneine · irgenddeine · irgendeien · irgendeinne · irgendenie · irgendiene
- irgendeines ← igrendeines · iregndeines · irgedneines · irgenddeines · irgendeiens · irgendeiness · irgendeinnes · irgendeinse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irgendeine" for "irgendeines" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "irgendeine" or "irgendeines" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "irgendeine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irgendeines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,346,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irgendeine" and "irgendeines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irgendeinen vs irgendeines". 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 #1,346,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.