Which to use
“writing” is a verb and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,876
- “writing” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 36287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | writing | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs write | dein, Ihr |
Letter map: writing vs your
Shared letters muted; letters that set writing and your apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: writing vs your
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: writing is averb and yourapronoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
writing is recorded at frequency rank #32,876, 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 36287, this pair ranks #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of writing vs your
Shared letters: r. Private to "writing": gintw. Private to "your": ouy.
"writing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "writing" and "your" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "writing" or "your" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "writing" and "your".
- Full dictionary entry for "writing" 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 #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "writing" and "your" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs writing". 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 #1,619,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.