Which to use
“danger” and “Dauer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,735
- “danger” frequency rank
- #2,238
- “Dauer” frequency rank
- 43973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | Dauer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefahr, Bedrohung | zeitliche Erstreckung von etwas |
Where the eye mixes danger and Dauer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses danger with Dauer
A purely visual mix-up. danger ([ˈdeɪndʒə]) and Dauer ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danger is recorded at frequency rank #41,735, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdeɪndʒə]. Dauer is at rank #2,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐ].
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 43973, this pair ranks #1,401,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs Dauer
Shared letters: ader. Private to "danger": gn. Private to "Dauer": u.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "danger" and "Dauer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "danger" or "Dauer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dauer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "Dauer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Däne vs danger". 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 #1,401,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.