@GreenSkyOverMe up until now, one or two wrong letters have been accepted. This being so unforgiving isn't fun. It's not even useful. It's just frustrating. Also as a long-term user of Duolingo, I would like to see the timer paused and explanations given about such things. I have no idea what the difference between welcher and welche are, nor unserem and unseren, ihrem and ihren. Also, why is a toothbrush female? It's wrong to punish people for small mistakes and not give time to research.