Which to use
“durchgehend” is a verb and “durchgehenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,899
- “durchgehend” frequency rank
- #36,269
- “durchgehenden” frequency rank
- 44168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehend | durchgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs durchgehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchgehend |
Where the eye mixes durchgehend and durchgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. durchgehend runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCVCC) against durchgehenden's 13 (CVCCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchgehend and durchgehenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchgehend is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːənt] while durchgehenden is [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “durchgehend” sits inside “durchgehenden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44168, 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]. durchgehenden is at rank #36,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndn̩].
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 44168, this pair ranks #1,394,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehend vs durchgehenden
Shared letters: cdeghnru. Private to "durchgehend": -. Private to "durchgehenden": -.
"durchgehend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC · "durchgehenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehend ← ddurchgehend · druchgehend · ducrhgehend · durcchgehend · durcghehend · durcheghend · durchgeehnd · durchgehedn
- durchgehenden ← ddurchgehenden · druchgehenden · ducrhgehenden · durcchgehenden · durcghehenden · durcheghenden · durchgeehnden · durchgehednen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchgehend" and "durchgehenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "durchgehend" or "durchgehenden"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchgehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,394,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehend" and "durchgehenden" 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 #1,394,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.