Which to use
“maiden” is a noun and “you're” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- #15,006
- “you're” frequency rank
- 57676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maiden | you're |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Maid, die Magd | „you are, 2. Person Singular:“ du bist |
Letter map: maiden vs you're
Shared letters muted; letters that set maiden and you're apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. maiden runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against you're's 5 (VVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: maiden vs you're
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maiden is anoun and you'reanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maiden is recorded at frequency rank #42,670, classified as anoun, 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 57676, this pair ranks #892,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maiden vs you're
Shared letters: e. Private to "maiden": adimn. Private to "you're": oruy.
"maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "you're" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maiden ← amiden · madien · maidden · maidenn · maidne · maiedn · miaden · mmaiden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maiden" and "you're" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "maiden" or "you're" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maiden" and "you're".
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" 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 #892,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maiden" and "you're" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden 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 #892,031 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.