Which to use
“dauernd” and “dauernde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,781
- “dauernd” frequency rank
- #24,290
- “dauernde” frequency rank
- 29071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauernd | dauernde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | häufig wiederkehrend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dauernd |
Where the eye mixes dauernd and dauernde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dauernd and dauernde
A purely visual mix-up. dauernd ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐnt]) and dauernde ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐndə]) 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) - “dauernd” sits inside “dauernde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauernd is recorded at frequency rank #4,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐnt]. dauernde is at rank #24,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐndə].
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 29071, this pair ranks #1,773,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauernd vs dauernde
Shared letters: adenru. Private to "dauernd": -. Private to "dauernde": -.
"dauernd" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCC · "dauernde" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dauernd" for "dauernde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dauernd" or "dauernde"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,773,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauernd" and "dauernde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauernde vs dauernden". 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 #1,773,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.