Which to use
“durchgehen” is a verb and “durchgehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,215
- “durchgehen” frequency rank
- #27,691
- “durchgehende” frequency rank
- 38906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehen | durchgehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch etwas hindurch bewegen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchgehend |
Where the eye mixes durchgehen and durchgehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. durchgehen runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCVC) against durchgehende's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses durchgehen with durchgehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchgehen is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːən] while durchgehende is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “durchgehen” sits inside “durchgehende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38906, 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]. durchgehende is at rank #27,691, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndə].
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 38906, this pair ranks #1,551,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehen vs durchgehende
Shared letters: cdeghnru. Private to "durchgehen": -. Private to "durchgehende": -.
"durchgehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "durchgehende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehen ← ddurchgehen · druchgehen · ducrhgehen · durcchgehen · durcghehen · durcheghen · durchgeehn · durchgehenn
- durchgehende ← ddurchgehende · druchgehende · ducrhgehende · durcchgehende · durcghehende · durcheghende · durchgeehnde · durchgehedne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchgehen" for "durchgehende" ever safe?
Which is more common, "durchgehen" or "durchgehende"?
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 "durchgehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,551,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehen" and "durchgehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchgehende vs durchgehenden". 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 #1,551,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.