Which to use
“dauerhafte” and “dauerhafter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,834
- “dauerhafte” frequency rank
- #36,252
- “dauerhafter” frequency rank
- 47086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauerhafte | dauerhafter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dauerhafte and dauerhafter apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dauerhafte ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dauerhafte” sits inside “dauerhafter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauerhafte is recorded at frequency rank #10,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]. 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 47086, this pair ranks #1,296,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dauerhafte vs dauerhafter
Shared letters: adefhrtu. Private to "dauerhafte": -. Private to "dauerhafter": -.
"dauerhafte" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCV · "dauerhafter" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dauerhafte ← aduerhafte · daeurhafte · dauehrafte · dauerahfte · dauerhafet · dauerhaffte · dauerhaftte · dauerhatfe
- dauerhafter ← aduerhafter · daeurhafter · dauehrafter · dauerahfter · dauerhafetr · dauerhaffter · dauerhafterr · dauerhaftre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering dauerhafte vs dauerhafter
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- 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 “dauerhafte” entry
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