Which to use
“during” and “et” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,518
- “during” frequency rank
- #1,447
- “et” frequency rank
- 31965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | during | et |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs dure | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs eat |
Letter map: during vs et
Shared letters muted; letters that set during and et apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Pair insight - during / et
during and et are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
during is recorded at frequency rank #30,518, classified as averb, pronounced […]. et is at rank #1,447, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 31965, this pair ranks #1,717,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of during vs et
Shared letters: none. Private to "during": dginru. Private to "et": et.
"during" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "et" · 2 letters · shape VC
Known mistypes of this pair
- during ← dduring · druing · duirng · durign · duringg · durinng · durnig · durring
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "during" and "et" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "during" or "et" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "during" and "et". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "during" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "et" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,717,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "during" and "et" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "during vs puzzles". 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 #1,717,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.