seinervsServerTell them apart

Quick tell: seiner is a unknown, Server is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“seiner” is an unknown and “Server” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#142
“seiner” frequency rank
#2,790
“Server” frequency rank
2932
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seiner Server
Definition Genitiv des Personalpronomens er Computer in einem Netzwerk, der für andere Computer Dienste bereitstellt

Where the eye mixes seiner and Server

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
seiner
6 ch
Server

Why the eye confuses seiner with Server

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seiner is [ˈzaɪ̯nɐ] while Server is [ˈsœːvə(r)]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seiner is recorded at frequency rank #142, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nɐ]. Server is at rank #2,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsœːvə(r)].

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 2932, this pair ranks #2,001,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seiner vs Server

Shared letters: ers. Private to "seiner": in. Private to "Server": v.

"seiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seineresiner · seienr · seinerr · seinner · seinre · senier · siener · sseiner
  • Serveresrver · serevr · serrver · serverr · servre · servver · sevrer · srever

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "seiner" and "Server" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seiner" is an unknown and "Server" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "seiner" or "Server"?
"seiner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #142 in our German list, against #2,790 for "Server". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "seiner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Server" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,001,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "seiner" and "Server" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seiner vs Steiners". 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 #2,001,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list