Which to use
“irgendeinem” and “irgendeines” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,226
- “irgendeinem” frequency rank
- #40,620
- “irgendeines” frequency rank
- 48846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irgendeinem | irgendeines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens irgendein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum im attributiven Gebrauch des Indefinitpronomens irgendein |
Where the eye mixes irgendeinem and irgendeines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. irgendeinem and irgendeines follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: irgendeinem vs irgendeines
A purely visual mix-up. irgendeinem ([ˈɪʁɡn̩tˈʔaɪ̯nəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “irgendeinem” becomes s in “irgendeines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48846, 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]. 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 48846, this pair ranks #1,233,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irgendeinem vs irgendeines
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "irgendeinem": m. Private to "irgendeines": s.
"irgendeinem" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "irgendeines" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irgendeinem ← igrendeinem · iregndeinem · irgedneinem · irgenddeinem · irgendeienm · irgendeinemm · irgendeinme · irgendeinnem
- irgendeines ← igrendeines · iregndeines · irgedneines · irgenddeines · irgendeiens · irgendeiness · irgendeinnes · irgendeinse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irgendeinem" for "irgendeines" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "irgendeinem" or "irgendeines" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "irgendeinem" 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 #1,233,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irgendeinem" 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 #1,233,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.