Which to use
“jeden” and “jenem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #294
- “jeden” frequency rank
- #6,937
- “jenem” frequency rank
- 7231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jeden | jenem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ des maskulinen bestimmten Indefinitpronomens jeder | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener |
Where the eye mixes jeden and jenem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses jeden with jenem
A purely visual mix-up. jeden ([ˈjeːdn̩]) and jenem ([ˈjeːnəm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jeden is recorded at frequency rank #294, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːdn̩]. jenem is at rank #6,937, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːnəm].
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 7231, this pair ranks #1,988,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jeden vs jenem
Shared letters: ejn. Private to "jeden": d. Private to "jenem": m.
"jeden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jenem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jeden" for "jenem" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "jeden" and "jenem" 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 "jenem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jeden" and "jenem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs jeden". 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 #1,988,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.