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“dauert” and “dauerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,761
- “dauert” frequency rank
- #4,969
- “dauerte” frequency rank
- 6730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dauert | dauerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dauern | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dauern |
Where the eye mixes dauert and dauerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dauert and dauerte
A purely visual mix-up. dauert ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐt]) and dauerte ([ˈdaʊ̯ɐtə]) 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) - “dauert” sits inside “dauerte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dauert is recorded at frequency rank #1,761, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaʊ̯ɐt]. 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 6730, this pair ranks #1,990,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dauert vs dauerte
Shared letters: adertu. Private to "dauert": -. Private to "dauerte": -.
"dauert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "dauerte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dauert" and "dauerte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dauert" vs "dauerte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dauert" 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 #1,990,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dauert" and "dauerte" 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 #1,990,636 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.