Which to use
“seines” is an unknown and “Steinen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #623
- “seines” frequency rank
- #7,991
- “Steinen” frequency rank
- 8614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seines | Steinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum und Neutrum des Possessivpronomens sein | eine Gemeinde in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes seines and Steinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between seines and Steinen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seines is [ˈzaɪ̯nəs] while Steinen is [ˈʃtaɪ̯nən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seines is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯nəs]. Steinen is at rank #7,991, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯nən].
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 8614, this pair ranks #1,983,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seines vs Steinen
Shared letters: eins. Private to "seines": -. Private to "Steinen": t.
"seines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Steinen" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seines" for "Steinen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "seines" or "Steinen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seines" and "Steinen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seines" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Steinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seines" and "Steinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Steinen vs Stilen". 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 #1,983,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.