Which to use
“dauernd” is an adjective and “dauerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,781
- “dauernd” frequency rank
- #4,969
- “dauerte” frequency rank
- 9750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauernd | dauerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | häufig wiederkehrend | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dauern |
Where the eye mixes dauernd and dauerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dauernd vs dauerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dauernd is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐnt] while dauerte is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9750, 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]. dauerte is at rank #4,969, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐtə].
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 9750, this pair ranks #1,978,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauernd vs dauerte
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "dauernd": n. Private to "dauerte": t.
"dauernd" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCC · "dauerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dauernd" and "dauerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dauernd" vs "dauerte" - 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 "dauernd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauernd" and "dauerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauerte vs dauerten". 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 #1,978,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.