dauern
\ˈdaʊ̯.ɐn\
The verdict
“dauern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dauern · dauern · French
dauern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | dauern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈdaʊ̯.ɐn\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dauern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dauern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈdaʊ̯.ɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dauern in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dauern, spelled D-A-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Durer.
- 2Persister.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Massage dauert 45 Minuten.
Je länger der Ukraine-Krieg dauert, umso stärker gewinnt man den Eindruck, dass das Schlimmste noch bevorstehen könnte.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.