Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchweg" and "durchwegs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "durchweg" vs "durchwegs" - which ranks higher?
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.