Which to use
“Xs” is a noun and “yourself” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,873
- “Xs” frequency rank
- #21,854
- “yourself” frequency rank
- 69727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Xs | yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs X | [du] dich selbst; [du] dir selbst, [du] selbst |
Letter map: Xs vs yourself
Shared letters muted; letters that set Xs and yourself apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: Xs vs yourself
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Xs is anoun and yourselfapronoun. On the page they differ by 6 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Xs is recorded at frequency rank #47,873, classified as anoun, 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 69727, this pair ranks #467,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Xs vs yourself
Shared letters: s. Private to "Xs": x. Private to "yourself": efloruy.
"Xs" · 2 letters · shape CC · "yourself" · 8 letters · shape VVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- yourself ← oyurself · yoruself · youreslf · yourrself · yoursefl · yourselff · yoursellf · yourslef
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Xs" for "yourself" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Xs" or "yourself" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Xs" vs "yourself" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Xs" 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 #467,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Xs" and "yourself" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Xs". 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 #467,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.