Dauer
\ˈdaʊ̯ɐ\
The verdict
“Dauer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durée, période de temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dauer · Dauer · French
Dauer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dauer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdaʊ̯ɐ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Dauer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdaʊ̯ɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Dauer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Dauer, spelled D-A-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Durée, période de temps.
- 2Durée, perpétuation, persistance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dauer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
auf die Dauer ist das nicht zu ertragen
Damit wir die Möglichkeiten des Ortes hinreichend nutzen konnten, war ein Aufenthalt von zwei Stunden Dauer vorgesehen. (...) Man konnte Souvenirs erstehen oder das Restaurant aufsuchen, um die internationale Küche zu genießen.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.