jedesvsJudeConfusable pair

Quick tell: jedes is a pronoun, Jude is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jedes” is a pronoun and “Jude” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#546
“jedes” frequency rank
#7,777
“Jude” frequency rank
8323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jedes Jude
Definition alle Einzelnen einer Gruppe Mensch, welcher der Religion des Judentums angehört

Where the eye mixes jedes and Jude

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. jedes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Jude's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
jedes
4 ch
Jude

Look-alike desk: jedes vs Jude

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jedes is [ˈjeːdəs] while Jude is [ˈjuːdə]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jedes is recorded at frequency rank #546, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːdəs]. Jude is at rank #7,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjuːdə].

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 8323, this pair ranks #1,984,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jedes vs Jude

Shared letters: dej. Private to "jedes": s. Private to "Jude": u.

"jedes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Jude" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jedes ← ejdes · jdees · jeddes · jedess · jedse · jeeds · jjedes
  • Jude ← jdue · jjude · judde · jued · ujde

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "jedes" and "Jude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jedes" is a pronoun and "Jude" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "jedes" vs "Jude" - which ranks higher?
"jedes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #546 in our German list, against #7,777 for "Jude". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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 "Jude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,984,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "jedes" and "Jude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jude vs Jute". 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 #1,984,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list