durchwegvsdurchwegsWhat's the difference?

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“durchweg” and “durchwegs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,637
“durchweg” frequency rank
#32,488
“durchwegs” frequency rank
43125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature durchweg durchwegs
Definition ohne Ausnahme ohne Ausnahme

Where the eye mixes durchweg and durchwegs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
durchweg
9 ch
durchwegs

Look-alike desk: durchweg vs durchwegs

A purely visual mix-up. durchweg ([ˈdʊʁçvɛk]) and durchwegs ([ˈdʊʁçveːks]) 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) - “durchweg” sits inside “durchwegs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

durchweg is recorded at frequency rank #10,637, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçvɛk]. durchwegs is at rank #32,488, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçveːks].

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 43125, this pair ranks #1,427,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of durchweg vs durchwegs

Shared letters: cdeghruw. Private to "durchweg": -. Private to "durchwegs": s.

"durchweg" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC  ·  "durchwegs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • durchwegddurchweg · druchweg · ducrhweg · durcchweg · durchewg · durchhweg · durchwegg · durchwge
  • durchwegsddurchwegs · druchwegs · ducrhwegs · durcchwegs · durchewgs · durchhwegs · durchweggs · durchwegss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "durchweg" and "durchwegs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʊʁçvɛk] versus [ˈdʊʁçveːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "durchweg" vs "durchwegs" - which ranks higher?
"durchweg" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,637 in our German list, against #32,488 for "durchwegs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "durchweg" and "durchwegs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "durchweg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "durchwegs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,427,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "durchweg" and "durchwegs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchweg vs Durchzug". 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 #1,427,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list