Which to use
“jedes” is a pronoun and “jenem” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #546
- “jedes” frequency rank
- #6,937
- “jenem” frequency rank
- 7483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jedes | jenem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle Einzelnen einer Gruppe | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener |
Where the eye mixes jedes and jenem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jedes and jenem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jedes vs jenem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jedes is [ˈjeːdəs] while jenem is [ˈjeːnəm]. 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 unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jedes is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːdəs]. 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 7483, this pair ranks #1,987,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jedes vs jenem
Shared letters: ej. Private to "jedes": ds. Private to "jenem": mn.
"jedes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jenem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jedes" for "jenem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jedes" vs "jenem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jedes" 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 #1,987,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jedes" and "jenem" 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 #1,987,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.