Which to use
“jedes” is a pronoun and “jeher” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #546
- “jedes” frequency rank
- #10,675
- “jeher” frequency rank
- 11221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jedes | jeher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle Einzelnen einer Gruppe | so lange, wie die Erinnerung zurückreicht |
Where the eye mixes jedes and jeher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jedes and jeher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between jedes and jeher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jedes is [ˈjeːdəs] while jeher is [ˈjeːheːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jedes is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːdəs]. jeher is at rank #10,675, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈjeːheːɐ̯].
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 11221, this pair ranks #1,971,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jedes vs jeher
Shared letters: ej. Private to "jedes": ds. Private to "jeher": hr.
"jedes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jeher" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jedes" and "jeher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "jedes" or "jeher" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jedes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jeher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jedes" and "jeher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jed vs jedes". 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 #1,971,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.