Which to use
“jemanden” and “jemandes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,134
- “jemanden” frequency rank
- #43,273
- “jemandes” frequency rank
- 44407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jemanden | jemandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular des Indefinitpronomens jemand | Genitiv Singular des Indefinitpronomens jemand |
Where the eye mixes jemanden and jemandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. jemanden and jemandes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: jemanden vs jemandes
A purely visual mix-up. jemanden ([ˈjeːmandn̩]) and jemandes ([ˈjeːmandəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “jemanden” becomes s in “jemandes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jemanden is recorded at frequency rank #1,134, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːmandn̩]. jemandes is at rank #43,273, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːmandəs].
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 44407, this pair ranks #1,387,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jemanden vs jemandes
Shared letters: adejmn. Private to "jemanden": -. Private to "jemandes": s.
"jemanden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "jemandes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "jemanden" and "jemandes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "jemanden" or "jemandes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jemanden" and "jemandes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jemanden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jemandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,387,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jemanden" and "jemandes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jemandem vs jemandes". 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 #1,387,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.