durchgehendvsdurchgehendeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: durchgehend is a verb, durchgehende is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set durchgehend and durchgehende apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
durchgehend
12 ch
durchgehende

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • durchgehendddurchgehend · druchgehend · ducrhgehend · durcchgehend · durcghehend · durcheghend · durchgeehnd · durchgehedn
  • durchgehendeddurchgehende · druchgehende · ducrhgehende · durcchgehende · durcghehende · durcheghende · durchgeehnde · durchgehedne

Frequency comparison

durchgehend#7,899
durchgehende#27,691

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "durchgehend" and "durchgehende" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "durchgehend" is a verb and "durchgehende" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "durchgehend" or "durchgehende"?
"durchgehend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,899 in our German list, against #27,691 for "durchgehende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering durchgehend vs durchgehende

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “durchgehend”; for an adjective, it's “durchgehende”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “durchgehend” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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