Which to use
“durchgehende” and “durchgehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,691
- “durchgehende” frequency rank
- #36,269
- “durchgehenden” frequency rank
- 63960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchgehende | durchgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchgehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchgehend |
Where the eye mixes durchgehende and durchgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. durchgehende runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVCVCCV) against durchgehenden's 13 (CVCCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchgehende and durchgehenden
A purely visual mix-up. durchgehende ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndə]) and durchgehenden ([ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “durchgehende” sits inside “durchgehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchgehende is recorded at frequency rank #27,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌɡeːəndə]. 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 63960, this pair ranks #658,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchgehende vs durchgehenden
Shared letters: cdeghnru. Private to "durchgehende": -. Private to "durchgehenden": -.
"durchgehende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCV · "durchgehenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchgehende ← ddurchgehende · druchgehende · ducrhgehende · durcchgehende · durcghehende · durcheghende · durchgeehnde · durchgehedne
- durchgehenden ← ddurchgehenden · druchgehenden · ducrhgehenden · durcchgehenden · durcghehenden · durcheghenden · durchgeehnden · durchgehednen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchgehende" for "durchgehenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "durchgehende" vs "durchgehenden" - which ranks higher?
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 "durchgehende" 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 #658,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchgehende" and "durchgehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchgehend 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 #658,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.