Which to use
“durch” is a preposition and “Dutch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #67
- “durch” frequency rank
- #23,091
- “Dutch” frequency rank
- 23158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durch | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in etwas hinein und auf der anderen Seite wieder heraus (wobei oft der Teil dazwischen das Wichtige ist) | die Sprache Niederländisch, Holländisch |
Where the eye mixes durch and Dutch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses durch with Dutch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durch is [dʊʁç] while Dutch is [dʌtʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “durch” becomes t in “Dutch”, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durch is recorded at frequency rank #67, classified as aprep, pronounced [dʊʁç]. Dutch is at rank #23,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʌtʃ].
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 23158, this pair ranks #1,865,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durch vs Dutch
Shared letters: cdhu. Private to "durch": r. Private to "Dutch": t.
"durch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Dutch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durch" for "Dutch" ever safe?
Which is more common, "durch" or "Dutch"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "durch" and "Dutch" 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 "Dutch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durch" and "Dutch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dusch vs Dutch". 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 #1,865,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.