Which to use
“durchgehen” and “durchleben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,215
- “durchgehen” frequency rank
- #40,488
- “durchleben” frequency rank
- 51703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehen | durchleben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich durch etwas hindurch bewegen | einen bestimmten Zeitraum, ein bestimmtes Erlebnis mit allen Sinnen erfahren |
Where the eye mixes durchgehen and durchleben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. durchgehen and durchleben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between durchgehen and durchleben
A purely visual mix-up. durchgehen ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːən]) and durchleben ([ˌdʊʁçˈleːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51703, 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]. durchleben is at rank #40,488, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌdʊʁçˈleːbn̩].
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 51703, this pair ranks #1,125,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehen vs durchleben
Shared letters: cdehnru. Private to "durchgehen": g. Private to "durchleben": bl.
"durchgehen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "durchleben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehen ← ddurchgehen · druchgehen · ducrhgehen · durcchgehen · durcghehen · durcheghen · durchgeehn · durchgehenn
- durchleben ← ddurchleben · druchleben · ducrhleben · durcchleben · durchelben · durchhleben · durchlbeen · durchlebben
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "durchgehen" and "durchleben" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "durchgehen" or "durchleben"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "durchgehen" and "durchleben" 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 "durchleben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehen" and "durchleben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchleben 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 #1,125,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.