Which to use
“dauerhaften” and “dauerhafter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,537
- “dauerhaften” frequency rank
- #36,252
- “dauerhafter” frequency rank
- 50789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauerhaften | dauerhafter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft |
Where the eye mixes dauerhaften and dauerhafter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dauerhaften and dauerhafter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dauerhaften with dauerhafter
A purely visual mix-up. dauerhaften ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “dauerhaften” becomes r in “dauerhafter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauerhaften is recorded at frequency rank #14,537, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftn̩]. 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 50789, this pair ranks #1,160,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dauerhaften vs dauerhafter
Shared letters: adefhrtu. Private to "dauerhaften": n. Private to "dauerhafter": -.
"dauerhaften" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC · "dauerhafter" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dauerhaften ← aduerhaften · daeurhaften · dauehraften · dauerahften · dauerhafetn · dauerhafften · dauerhaftenn · dauerhaftne
- dauerhafter ← aduerhafter · daeurhafter · dauehrafter · dauerahfter · dauerhafetr · dauerhaffter · dauerhafterr · dauerhaftre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dauerhaften" for "dauerhafter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dauerhaften" vs "dauerhafter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dauerhaften" and "dauerhafter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhaften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhafter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,160,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauerhaften" and "dauerhafter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauerhafter 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 #1,160,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.