Which to use
“durchbrach” and “durchbricht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,225
- “durchbrach” frequency rank
- #38,695
- “durchbricht” frequency rank
- 83920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchbrach | durchbricht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs durchbrechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs durchbrechen |
Where the eye mixes durchbrach and durchbricht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. durchbrach runs 10 letters (CVCCCCCVCC) against durchbricht's 11 (CVCCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses durchbrach with durchbricht
A purely visual mix-up. durchbrach ([dʊʁçˈbʁaːx]) and durchbricht ([ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɪçt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchbrach is recorded at frequency rank #45,225, classified as averb, pronounced [dʊʁçˈbʁaːx]. durchbricht is at rank #38,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɪçt].
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 83920, this pair ranks #132,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durchbrach vs durchbricht
Shared letters: bcdhru. Private to "durchbrach": a. Private to "durchbricht": it.
"durchbrach" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC · "durchbricht" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchbrach ← ddurchbrach · druchbrach · ducrhbrach · durcbhrach · durcchbrach · durchbarch · durchbbrach · durchbracch
- durchbricht ← ddurchbricht · druchbricht · ducrhbricht · durcbhricht · durcchbricht · durchbbricht · durchbircht · durchbrciht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchbrach" for "durchbricht" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchbrach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchbricht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchbrach" and "durchbricht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbricht vs Durchsicht". 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 #132,030 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.