Which to use
“jed” is a noun and “jede” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,721
- “jed” frequency rank
- #433
- “jede” frequency rank
- 45154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jed | jede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gesundheitsschädliche oder potenziell tödliche Substanz; Gift | Nominativ Singular Femininum attributiv des Indefinitpronomens jeder |
Where the eye mixes jed and jede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jed vs jede
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jed is [jɛt] while jede is [ˈjeːdə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jed” sits inside “jede”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jed is recorded at frequency rank #44,721, classified as anoun, pronounced [jɛt]. jede is at rank #433, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːdə].
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 45154, this pair ranks #1,362,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jed vs jede
Shared letters: dej. Private to "jed": -. Private to "jede": -.
"jed" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "jede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- jede ← ejde · jdee · jedde · jeed · jjede
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jed" and "jede" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jed" or "jede"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jed" and "jede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jed" and "jede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs jn". 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 #1,362,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.