deinen
[ˈdaɪ̯nən]
The verdict
“deinen” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #632 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #632
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens dein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deinen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈdaɪ̯nən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #632 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deinen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for deinen is 6 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdaɪ̯nən]. Corpus data places it at rank #632 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for deinen, with forms such as "ddeinen", "deienn", and "deinenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "denn", "denen", "deren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is deinen, spelled D-E-I-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Akkusativ Singular des Pronomens dein
- 2Dativ Plural des Pronomens dein
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddeinen,deienn,deinenn,deinnen,denien,edinen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deinen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “deinen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-I-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdaɪ̯nən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “denn” - see the side-by-side comparison. deinen vs denn
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.