Which to use
“writing” is a verb and “yourself” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,876
- “writing” frequency rank
- #21,854
- “yourself” frequency rank
- 54730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | writing | yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs write | [du] dich selbst; [du] dir selbst, [du] selbst |
Letter map: writing vs yourself
Shared letters muted; letters that set writing and yourself apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - writing and yourself
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: writing is averb and yourselfapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
writing is recorded at frequency rank #32,876, classified as averb, pronounced […]. yourself is at rank #21,854, 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 54730, this pair ranks #1,007,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of writing vs yourself
Shared letters: r. Private to "writing": gintw. Private to "yourself": eflosuy.
"writing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "yourself" · 8 letters · shape VVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "writing" for "yourself" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "writing" or "yourself" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "writing" vs "yourself" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "writing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "yourself" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,007,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "writing" and "yourself" 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 #1,007,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.