Which to use
“durchbrach” is a verb and “Durchbruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,225
- “durchbrach” frequency rank
- #6,912
- “Durchbruch” frequency rank
- 52137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchbrach | Durchbruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs durchbrechen | das Durchbrechen von etwas; das Abtragen von etwas, sodass ein Durchgang, ein Loch entsteht |
Where the eye mixes durchbrach and Durchbruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. durchbrach and Durchbruch follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: durchbrach vs Durchbruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchbrach is [dʊʁçˈbʁaːx] while Durchbruch is [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “durchbrach” becomes u in “Durchbruch”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52137, 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]. Durchbruch is at rank #6,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁʊx].
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 52137, this pair ranks #1,108,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchbrach vs Durchbruch
Shared letters: bcdhru. Private to "durchbrach": a. Private to "Durchbruch": -.
"durchbrach" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC · "Durchbruch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchbrach ← ddurchbrach · druchbrach · ducrhbrach · durcbhrach · durcchbrach · durchbarch · durchbbrach · durchbracch
- Durchbruch ← ddurchbruch · druchbruch · ducrhbruch · durcbhruch · durcchbruch · durchbbruch · durchbrcuh · durchbrruch
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "durchbrach" vs "Durchbruch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchbrach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durchbruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,108,607 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchbrach" and "Durchbruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbrach vs durchbricht". 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 #1,108,607 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.