Which to use
“dulden” is a verb and “Dülmen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,272
- “dulden” frequency rank
- #34,597
- “Dülmen” frequency rank
- 48869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dulden | Dülmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Zustand oder einem Verhalten einverstanden sein, wenn man sich in der Position befindet es unterbinden zu können | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes dulden and Dülmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dulden and Dülmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dulden with Dülmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dulden is [ˈdʊldn̩] while Dülmen is [ˈdʏlmən]. 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 (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dulden is recorded at frequency rank #14,272, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊldn̩]. Dülmen is at rank #34,597, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈdʏlmən].
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 48869, this pair ranks #1,232,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dulden vs Dülmen
Shared letters: deln. Private to "dulden": u. Private to "Dülmen": mü.
"dulden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Dülmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dulden ← ddulden · dluden · dudlen · duldden · duldenn · duldne · duledn · dullden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dulden" and "Dülmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dulden" or "Dülmen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dulden" and "Dülmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dulden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dülmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,232,518 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dulden" and "Dülmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duften vs Dülmen". 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 #1,232,518 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.