Which to use
“dauernde” is an adjective and “dauerte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,290
- “dauernde” frequency rank
- #4,969
- “dauerte” frequency rank
- 29259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauernde | dauerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dauernd | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dauern |
Where the eye mixes dauernde and dauerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dauernde vs dauerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dauernde is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐndə] while dauerte is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29259, 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]. 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 29259, this pair ranks #1,770,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauernde vs dauerte
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "dauernde": n. Private to "dauerte": t.
"dauernde" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCCV · "dauerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dauernde" and "dauerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dauernde" vs "dauerte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dauernde" and "dauerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauernde" 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 #1,770,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauernde" and "dauerte" 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 #1,770,191 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.