Which to use
“dauern” and “dauert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,883
- “dauern” frequency rank
- #1,761
- “dauert” frequency rank
- 4644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauern | dauert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | über bestimmten Zeitraum erstrecken, für eine bestimmt Zeitspanne anhalten, währen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dauern |
Where the eye mixes dauern and dauert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dauern and dauert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dauern with dauert
A purely visual mix-up. dauern ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐn]) and dauert ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐt]) 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 “dauern” becomes t in “dauert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauern is recorded at frequency rank #2,883, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐn]. dauert is at rank #1,761, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐt].
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 4644, this pair ranks #1,997,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauern vs dauert
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "dauern": n. Private to "dauert": t.
"dauern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "dauert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dauern" and "dauert" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dauern" vs "dauert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,997,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauern" and "dauert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dämmert vs dauert". 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 #1,997,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.