Which to use
“jedes” and “jener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #546
- “jedes” frequency rank
- #3,322
- “jener” frequency rank
- 3868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jedes | jener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | alle Einzelnen einer Gruppe | verweist auf ein räumlich entfernteres Objekt beziehungsweise auf das räumlich entferntere von mindestens zwei Objekten |
Where the eye mixes jedes and jener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jedes and jener 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 jener
A purely visual mix-up. jedes ([ˈjeːdəs]) and jener ([ˈjeːnɐ]) 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 3868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jedes is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːdəs]. jener is at rank #3,322, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːnɐ].
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 3868, this pair ranks #1,999,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jedes vs jener
Shared letters: ej. Private to "jedes": ds. Private to "jener": nr.
"jedes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jener" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jedes" and "jener" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "jedes" vs "jener" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "jedes" and "jener" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jedes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jedes" and "jener" 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 #1,999,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.