Which to use
“dauerhafter” and “dauerhaftes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,252
- “dauerhafter” frequency rank
- #39,883
- “dauerhaftes” frequency rank
- 76135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauerhafter | dauerhaftes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft |
Where the eye mixes dauerhafter and dauerhaftes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dauerhafter and dauerhaftes 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 dauerhafter with dauerhaftes
A purely visual mix-up. dauerhafter ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftɐ]) and dauerhaftes ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftəs]) 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 - r in “dauerhafter” becomes s in “dauerhaftes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauerhafter is recorded at frequency rank #36,252, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftɐ]. dauerhaftes is at rank #39,883, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftəs].
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 76135, this pair ranks #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dauerhafter vs dauerhaftes
Shared letters: adefhrtu. Private to "dauerhafter": -. Private to "dauerhaftes": s.
"dauerhafter" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC · "dauerhaftes" · 11 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dauerhafter ← aduerhafter · daeurhafter · dauehrafter · dauerahfter · dauerhafetr · dauerhaffter · dauerhafterr · dauerhaftre
- dauerhaftes ← aduerhaftes · daeurhaftes · dauehraftes · dauerahftes · dauerhafets · dauerhafftes · dauerhaftess · dauerhaftse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dauerhafter" and "dauerhaftes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "dauerhafter" or "dauerhaftes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dauerhafter" and "dauerhaftes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhafter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerhaftes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauerhafter" and "dauerhaftes" 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 #290,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.