Which to use
“durchdacht” is a verb and “durchdachte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,516
- “durchdacht” frequency rank
- #43,816
- “durchdachte” frequency rank
- 62332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchdacht | durchdachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs durchdenken | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs durchdacht |
Where the eye mixes durchdacht and durchdachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. durchdacht runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against durchdachte's 11 (CVCCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: durchdacht vs durchdachte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: durchdacht is [dʊʁçˈdaxt] while durchdachte is [dʊʁçˈdaxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “durchdacht” sits inside “durchdachte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchdacht is recorded at frequency rank #18,516, classified as averb, pronounced [dʊʁçˈdaxt]. durchdachte is at rank #43,816, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dʊʁçˈdaxtə].
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 62332, this pair ranks #716,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchdacht vs durchdachte
Shared letters: acdhrtu. Private to "durchdacht": -. Private to "durchdachte": e.
"durchdacht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "durchdachte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchdacht ← ddurchdacht · druchdacht · ducrhdacht · durcchdacht · durcdhacht · durchadcht · durchdaccht · durchdachht
- durchdachte ← ddurchdachte · druchdachte · ducrhdachte · durcchdachte · durcdhachte · durchadchte · durchdacchte · durchdachet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchdacht" and "durchdachte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "durchdacht" or "durchdachte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchdacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchdachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #716,803 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchdacht" and "durchdachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchdacht 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 #716,803 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.