Which to use
“dauerhaft” and “dauerhaften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,257
- “dauerhaft” frequency rank
- #14,537
- “dauerhaften” frequency rank
- 18794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauerhaft | dauerhaften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lange anhaltend; auf Dauer | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft |
Where the eye mixes dauerhaft and dauerhaften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dauerhaft runs 9 letters (CVVVCCVCC) against dauerhaften's 11 (CVVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dauerhaft with dauerhaften
A purely visual mix-up. dauerhaft ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaft]) and dauerhaften ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dauerhaft” sits inside “dauerhaften”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauerhaft is recorded at frequency rank #4,257, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaft]. dauerhaften is at rank #14,537, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftn̩].
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 18794, this pair ranks #1,914,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauerhaft vs dauerhaften
Shared letters: adefhrtu. Private to "dauerhaft": -. Private to "dauerhaften": n.
"dauerhaft" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC · "dauerhaften" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dauerhaft ← aduerhaft · daeurhaft · dauehraft · dauerahft · dauerhafft · dauerhaftt · dauerhatf · dauerhfat
- dauerhaften ← aduerhaften · daeurhaften · dauehraften · dauerahften · dauerhafetn · dauerhafften · dauerhaftenn · dauerhaftne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dauerhaft" and "dauerhaften" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dauerhaft" vs "dauerhaften" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhaft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhaften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauerhaft" and "dauerhaften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauerhaften vs dauerhaftes". 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 #1,914,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.