Which to use
“jeden” is an unknown and “jein” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #294
- “jeden” frequency rank
- #43,272
- “jein” frequency rank
- 43566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeden | jein |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ des maskulinen bestimmten Indefinitpronomens jeder | Antwortpartikel, welche Unentschlossenheit zwischen den Möglichkeiten der Zustimmung und der Ablehnung ausdrückt |
Where the eye mixes jeden and jein
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jeden runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against jein's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jeden with jein
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jeden is [ˈjeːdn̩] while jein is [jaɪ̯n]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeden is recorded at frequency rank #294, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːdn̩]. jein is at rank #43,272, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [jaɪ̯n].
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 43566, this pair ranks #1,414,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jeden vs jein
Shared letters: ejn. Private to "jeden": d. Private to "jein": i.
"jeden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jein" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeden" for "jein" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "jeden" or "jein" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jeden" and "jein" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jeden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jein" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,414,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeden" and "jein" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jein 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 #1,414,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.