Which to use
“jenen” and “jenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,610
- “jenen” frequency rank
- #7,631
- “jenes” frequency rank
- 13241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jenen | jenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens jener |
Where the eye mixes jenen and jenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. jenen and jenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between jenen and jenes
A purely visual mix-up. jenen ([ˈjeːnən]) and jenes ([ˈjeːnəs]) 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 “jenen” becomes s in “jenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jenen is recorded at frequency rank #5,610, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːnən]. jenes is at rank #7,631, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈjeːnəs].
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 13241, this pair ranks #1,959,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jenen vs jenes
Shared letters: ejn. Private to "jenen": -. Private to "jenes": s.
"jenen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "jenes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jenen" for "jenes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "jenen" or "jenes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "jenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jenen" and "jenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jenen vs Jessen". 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 #1,959,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.