Which to use
“durchbohrt” is a verb and “Durchfahrt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,751
- “durchbohrt” frequency rank
- #31,007
- “Durchfahrt” frequency rank
- 72758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchbohrt | Durchfahrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs durchbohren | Bauwerk oder natürliche Topographie, das/die eine Passage für Fahrzeuge zulässt, wie zum Beispiel ein Tor, eine Brücke oder eine enge Schlucht |
Where the eye mixes durchbohrt and Durchfahrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. durchbohrt and Durchfahrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: durchbohrt vs Durchfahrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchbohrt is [ˈdʊʁçˌboːɐ̯t] while Durchfahrt is [ˈdʊʁçˌfaːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchbohrt is recorded at frequency rank #41,751, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌboːɐ̯t]. Durchfahrt is at rank #31,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌfaːɐ̯t].
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 72758, this pair ranks #379,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durchbohrt vs Durchfahrt
Shared letters: cdhrtu. Private to "durchbohrt": bo. Private to "Durchfahrt": af.
"durchbohrt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "Durchfahrt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchbohrt ← ddurchbohrt · druchbohrt · ducrhbohrt · durcbhohrt · durcchbohrt · durchbbohrt · durchbhort · durchbohhrt
- Durchfahrt ← ddurchfahrt · druchfahrt · ducrhfahrt · durcchfahrt · durcfhahrt · durchafhrt · durchfahhrt · durchfahrrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchbohrt" and "Durchfahrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "durchbohrt" or "Durchfahrt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "durchbohrt" and "Durchfahrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchbohrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durchfahrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchbohrt" and "Durchfahrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Durchfahrt vs durchführte". 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 #379,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.