Which to use
“durchbricht” is a verb and “Durchbruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,695
- “durchbricht” frequency rank
- #6,912
- “Durchbruch” frequency rank
- 45607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchbricht | Durchbruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs durchbrechen | das Durchbrechen von etwas; das Abtragen von etwas, sodass ein Durchgang, ein Loch entsteht |
Where the eye mixes durchbricht and Durchbruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. durchbricht runs 11 letters (CVCCCCCVCCC) against Durchbruch's 10 (CVCCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses durchbricht with Durchbruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchbricht is [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɪçt] while Durchbruch is [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁʊx]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchbricht is recorded at frequency rank #38,695, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɪçt]. 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 45607, this pair ranks #1,347,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchbricht vs Durchbruch
Shared letters: bcdhru. Private to "durchbricht": it. Private to "Durchbruch": -.
"durchbricht" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCCC · "Durchbruch" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchbricht ← ddurchbricht · druchbricht · ducrhbricht · durcbhricht · durcchbricht · durchbbricht · durchbircht · durchbrciht
- Durchbruch ← ddurchbruch · druchbruch · ducrhbruch · durcbhruch · durcchbruch · durchbbruch · durchbrcuh · durchbrruch
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchbricht" for "Durchbruch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "durchbricht" vs "Durchbruch" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "durchbricht" and "Durchbruch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchbricht" 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 #1,347,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchbricht" and "Durchbruch" 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 #1,347,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.