Which to use
“durch” is a preposition and “dürr” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #67
- “durch” frequency rank
- #25,514
- “dürr” frequency rank
- 25581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durch | dürr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in etwas hinein und auf der anderen Seite wieder heraus (wobei oft der Teil dazwischen das Wichtige ist) | trocken |
Where the eye mixes durch and dürr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between durch and dürr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durch is [dʊʁç] while dürr is [dʏʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durch is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as aprep, pronounced [dʊʁç]. dürr is at rank #25,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dʏʁ].
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 25581, this pair ranks #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durch vs dürr
Shared letters: dr. Private to "durch": chu. Private to "dürr": ü.
"durch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dürr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durch ← ddurch · druch · ducrh · durcch · durchh · durhc · durrch · udrch
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durch" and "dürr" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "durch" or "dürr" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "durch" and "dürr" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dürr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durch" and "dürr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs dürr". 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 #1,831,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.