Which to use
“dauerhaft” and “dauerhafter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,257
- “dauerhaft” frequency rank
- #36,252
- “dauerhafter” frequency rank
- 40509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauerhaft | dauerhafter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lange anhaltend; auf Dauer | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dauerhaft and dauerhafter apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dauerhaft ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaft]) and dauerhafter ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftɐ]) 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 “dauerhafter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40509, 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]. dauerhafter is at rank #36,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftɐ].
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 40509, this pair ranks #1,506,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dauerhaft vs dauerhafter
Shared letters: adefhrtu. Private to "dauerhaft": -. Private to "dauerhafter": -.
"dauerhaft" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC · "dauerhafter" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dauerhaft ← aduerhaft · daeurhaft · dauehraft · dauerahft · dauerhafft · dauerhaftt · dauerhatf · dauerhfat
- dauerhafter ← aduerhafter · daeurhafter · dauehrafter · dauerahfter · dauerhafetr · dauerhaffter · dauerhafterr · dauerhaftre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering dauerhaft vs dauerhafter
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dauerhaft” entry
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