Which to use
“durchgehend” is a verb and “durchgehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,899
- “durchgehend” frequency rank
- #27,691
- “durchgehende” frequency rank
- 35590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehend | durchgehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs durchgehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchgehend |
Where the eye mixes durchgehend and durchgehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. durchgehend runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCVCC) against durchgehende's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchgehend and durchgehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchgehend is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːənt] while durchgehende is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “durchgehend” 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 35590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchgehend is recorded at frequency rank #7,899, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːənt]. 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 35590, this pair ranks #1,636,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehend vs durchgehende
Shared letters: cdeghnru. Private to "durchgehend": -. Private to "durchgehende": -.
"durchgehend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC · "durchgehende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehend ← ddurchgehend · druchgehend · ducrhgehend · durcchgehend · durcghehend · durcheghend · durchgeehnd · durchgehedn
- durchgehende ← ddurchgehende · druchgehende · ducrhgehende · durcchgehende · durcghehende · durcheghende · durchgeehnde · durchgehedne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "durchgehend" and "durchgehende" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "durchgehend" or "durchgehende"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durchgehend" and "durchgehende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehend" 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 #1,636,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehend" 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 #1,636,334 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.