Which to use
“durchgehen” and “durchgeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,215
- “durchgehen” frequency rank
- #40,486
- “durchgeht” frequency rank
- 51701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehen | durchgeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch etwas hindurch bewegen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs durchgehen |
Where the eye mixes durchgehen and durchgeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. durchgehen runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCVC) against durchgeht's 9 (CVCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: durchgehen vs durchgeht
A purely visual mix-up. durchgehen ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːən]) and durchgeht ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51701, 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]. durchgeht is at rank #40,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːt].
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 51701, this pair ranks #1,125,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehen vs durchgeht
Shared letters: cdeghru. Private to "durchgehen": n. Private to "durchgeht": t.
"durchgehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "durchgeht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehen ← ddurchgehen · druchgehen · ducrhgehen · durcchgehen · durcghehen · durcheghen · durchgeehn · durchgehenn
- durchgeht ← ddurchgeht · druchgeht · ducrhgeht · durcchgeht · durcgheht · durcheght · durchgehht · durchgehtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchgehen" and "durchgeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "durchgehen" or "durchgeht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "durchgehen" and "durchgeht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,412 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehen" and "durchgeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchgeht vs durchlebt". 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 #1,125,412 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.