jedwedevsjedwederWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jedwede is a unknown, jedweder is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jedwede” is an unknown and “jedweder” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,259
“jedwede” frequency rank
#37,004
“jedweder” frequency rank
72263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jedwede jedweder
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum des Indefinitpronomens jedweder jeder einzelne, jeder erdenkliche

Where the eye mixes jedwede and jedweder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
jedwede
8 ch
jedweder

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jedwede is [ˈjeːtˌveːdə] while jedweder is [ˈjeːtˌveːdɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “jedwede” sits inside “jedweder”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jedwede is recorded at frequency rank #35,259, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːtˌveːdə]. jedweder is at rank #37,004, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈjeːtˌveːdɐ].

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 72263, this pair ranks #393,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of jedwede vs jedweder

Shared letters: dejw. Private to "jedwede": -. Private to "jedweder": r.

"jedwede" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "jedweder" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jedwedeejdwede · jdewede · jeddwede · jedewde · jedwdee · jedwedde · jedweed · jedwwede
  • jedwederejdweder · jdeweder · jeddweder · jedewder · jedwdeer · jedwedder · jedwederr · jedwedre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jedwede" and "jedweder" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jedwede" is an unknown and "jedweder" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jedwede" or "jedweder"?
"jedwede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,259 in our German list, against #37,004 for "jedweder". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list