Which to use
“irgendeinem” and “irgendeiner” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,226
- “irgendeinem” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “irgendeiner” frequency rank
- 15036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irgendeinem | irgendeiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens irgendein | Genitiv Singular Femininum im attributiven Gebrauch des Indefinitpronomens irgendein |
Where the eye mixes irgendeinem and irgendeiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. irgendeinem and irgendeiner follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between irgendeinem and irgendeiner
A purely visual mix-up. irgendeinem ([ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nəm]) and irgendeiner ([ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nɐ]) 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 “irgendeinem” becomes r in “irgendeiner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irgendeinem is recorded at frequency rank #8,226, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nəm]. irgendeiner is at rank #6,810, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nɐ].
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 15036, this pair ranks #1,946,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of irgendeinem vs irgendeiner
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "irgendeinem": m. Private to "irgendeiner": -.
"irgendeinem" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "irgendeiner" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irgendeinem ← igrendeinem · iregndeinem · irgedneinem · irgenddeinem · irgendeienm · irgendeinemm · irgendeinme · irgendeinnem
- irgendeiner ← igrendeiner · iregndeiner · irgedneiner · irgenddeiner · irgendeienr · irgendeinerr · irgendeinner · irgendeinre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irgendeinem" and "irgendeiner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "irgendeinem" or "irgendeiner" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "irgendeinem" and "irgendeiner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "irgendeinem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irgendeiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irgendeinem" and "irgendeiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irgendeinem 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 #1,946,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.