dauerhafte

[ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]

/[ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dauerhafte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,834
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dauerhafte vs dauerhaften
91% similar
dauerhafte vs dauerhafter
91% similar
dauerhafte vs dauerhaftes
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dauerhafte
PropertyValue
Headworddauerhafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,834
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dauerhafte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dauerhafte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around dauerhafte (IPA [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,834 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dauerhafte, with forms such as "aduerhafte", "daeurhafte", and "dauehrafte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dauerhaften", "dauerhafter", "dauerhaftes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dauerhafte, spelled D-A-U-E-R-H-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aduerhafte
  • daeurhafte
  • dauehrafte
  • dauerahfte
  • dauerhafet
  • dauerhaffte
  • dauerhaftte
  • dauerhatfe
  • dauerhfate
  • dauerhhafte
  • dauerrhafte
  • daurehafte
  • ddauerhafte
  • duaerhafte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dauerhafte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aduerhafte2daeurhafte2dauehrafte2dauerahfte2dauerhafet2dauerhaffte1dauerhaftte1dauerhatfe2
Edit distance from "dauerhafte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dauerhafte"?
"dauerhafte" is spelled D-A-U-E-R-H-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə].
What does "dauerhafte" mean?
As an adjective, "dauerhafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dauerhaft
What words are commonly confused with "dauerhafte"?
"dauerhafte" is commonly confused with "dauerhaften", "dauerhafter", "dauerhaftes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dauerhafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dauerhafte" is [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dauerhafte" come from?
"dauerhafte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “dauerhafte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-U-E-R-H-A-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdaʊ̯ɐhaftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “dauerhaften” - see the side-by-side comparison. dauerhafte vs dauerhaften
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list