Which to use
“reinem” is an adjective and “Reinen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,711
- “reinem” frequency rank
- #5,418
- “Reinen” frequency rank
- 26129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reinem | Reinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rein | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rein |
Where the eye mixes reinem and Reinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reinem and Reinen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reinem with Reinen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reinem is [ˈʁaɪ̯nəm] while Reinen is [ˈʁaɪ̯nən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “reinem” becomes n in “Reinen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reinem is recorded at frequency rank #20,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nəm]. Reinen is at rank #5,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nən].
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 26129, this pair ranks #1,822,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reinem vs Reinen
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reinem": m. Private to "Reinen": -.
"reinem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Reinen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reinem" and "Reinen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reinem" or "Reinen" 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 "reinem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reinem" and "Reinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reibe vs reinem". 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 #1,822,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.