Which to use
“unit” is a verb and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,101
- “unit” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 23512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unit | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unir | dein, Ihr |
Letter map: unit vs your
Shared letters muted; letters that set unit and your apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: unit vs your
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unit is averb and yourapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unit is recorded at frequency rank #20,101, classified as averb, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, 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 23512, this pair ranks #1,860,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unit vs your
Shared letters: u. Private to "unit": int. Private to "your": ory.
"unit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unit" and "your" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "unit" or "your" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "unit" and "your".
- Full dictionary entry for "unit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "your" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unit" and "your" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs unit". 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 #1,860,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.