Which to use
“unserem” and “unseres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #897
- “unserem” frequency rank
- #1,949
- “unseres” frequency rank
- 2846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unserem | unseres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Possessivpronomens unser | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Possessivpronomens unser |
Where the eye mixes unserem and unseres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. unserem and unseres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between unserem and unseres
A purely visual mix-up. unserem ([ˈʊnzəʁəm]) and unseres ([ˈʊnzəʁəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - m in “unserem” becomes s in “unseres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unserem is recorded at frequency rank #897, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁəm]. unseres is at rank #1,949, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈʊnzəʁəs].
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 2846, this pair ranks #2,001,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of unserem vs unseres
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "unserem": m. Private to "unseres": -.
"unserem" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "unseres" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "unserem" for "unseres" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "unserem" and "unseres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unserem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unseres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unserem" and "unseres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unseres vs unteres". 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 #2,001,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.