Which to use
“unrein” is an adjective and “unsern” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,999
- “unrein” frequency rank
- #24,966
- “unsern” frequency rank
- 69965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unrein | unsern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht sauber, also in gewisser Weise verunreinigt, verschmutzt | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum attributiv des Pronomens unser |
Letter map: unrein vs unsern
Shared letters muted; letters that set unrein and unsern apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. unrein (VCCVVC) and unsern (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for unrein / unsern
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: unrein is anadjective and unsernadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unrein is recorded at frequency rank #44,999, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌʁaɪ̯n]. unsern is at rank #24,966, tagged as adet, 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 69965, this pair ranks #460,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unrein vs unsern
Shared letters: enru. Private to "unrein": i. Private to "unsern": s.
"unrein" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "unsern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unrein" and "unsern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "unrein" or "unsern" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "unrein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unsern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #460,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unrein" and "unsern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unrein vs Unzen". 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 #460,602 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.