Which to use
“durchgehen” and “durchgehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,215
- “durchgehen” frequency rank
- #7,899
- “durchgehend” frequency rank
- 19114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehen | durchgehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch etwas hindurch bewegen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs durchgehen |
Where the eye mixes durchgehen and durchgehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. durchgehen runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCVC) against durchgehend's 11 (CVCCCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchgehen and durchgehend
A purely visual mix-up. durchgehen ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːən]) and durchgehend ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːənt]) 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) - “durchgehen” sits inside “durchgehend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchgehen is recorded at frequency rank #11,215, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːən]. durchgehend is at rank #7,899, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːənt].
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 19114, this pair ranks #1,911,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehen vs durchgehend
Shared letters: cdeghnru. Private to "durchgehen": -. Private to "durchgehend": -.
"durchgehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "durchgehend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehen ← ddurchgehen · druchgehen · ducrhgehen · durcchgehen · durcghehen · durcheghen · durchgeehn · durchgehenn
- durchgehend ← ddurchgehend · druchgehend · ducrhgehend · durcchgehend · durcghehend · durcheghend · durchgeehnd · durchgehedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchgehen" for "durchgehend" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "durchgehen" or "durchgehend" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehen" and "durchgehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchgehen vs durchzugehen". 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 #1,911,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.