Which to use
“known” is a verb and “you're” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- #15,006
- “you're” frequency rank
- 55651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | known | you're |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know | „you are, 2. Person Singular:“ du bist |
Letter map: known vs you're
Shared letters muted; letters that set known and you're apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. known (CCVCC) and you're (VVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - known and you're
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: known is averb and you'reanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
known is recorded at frequency rank #40,645, classified as averb, pronounced […]. you're is at rank #15,006, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced […].
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 55651, this pair ranks #971,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of known vs you're
Shared letters: o. Private to "known": knw. Private to "you're": eruy.
"known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "you're" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- known ← kknown · knnown · knonw · knownn · knowwn · knwon · konwn · nkown
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "known" and "you're" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "known" or "you're"?
Useful next steps
Pair "known" vs "you're" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "known" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "you're" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #971,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "known" and "you're" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "known vs puzzles". 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 #971,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.