Which to use
“dauernde” and “dauernden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,290
- “dauernde” frequency rank
- #18,852
- “dauernden” frequency rank
- 43142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauernde | dauernden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dauernd | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dauernd |
Where the eye mixes dauernde and dauernden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dauernde runs 8 letters (CVVVCCCV) against dauernden's 9 (CVVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dauernde vs dauernden
A purely visual mix-up. dauernde ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐndə]) and dauernden ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐndn̩]) 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) - “dauernde” sits inside “dauernden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauernde is recorded at frequency rank #24,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐndə]. dauernden is at rank #18,852, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐndn̩].
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 43142, this pair ranks #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dauernde vs dauernden
Shared letters: adenru. Private to "dauernde": -. Private to "dauernden": -.
"dauernde" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCCV · "dauernden" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dauernde" and "dauernden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dauernde" or "dauernden"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauernde" and "dauernden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dauernden 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 #1,427,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.