Which to use
“Durchfahrt” is a noun and “durchführt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,007
- “Durchfahrt” frequency rank
- #21,947
- “durchführt” frequency rank
- 52954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Durchfahrt | durchführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bauwerk oder natürliche Topographie, das/die eine Passage für Fahrzeuge zulässt, wie zum Beispiel ein Tor, eine Brücke oder eine enge Schlucht | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des trennbaren Verbs durchfahren |
Where the eye mixes Durchfahrt and durchführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Durchfahrt and durchführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Durchfahrt vs durchführt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Durchfahrt is [ˈdʊʁçˌfaːɐ̯t] while durchführt is [ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Durchfahrt” becomes ü in “durchführt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Durchfahrt is recorded at frequency rank #31,007, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌfaːɐ̯t]. durchführt is at rank #21,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t].
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 52954, this pair ranks #1,076,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Durchfahrt vs durchführt
Shared letters: cdfhrtu. Private to "Durchfahrt": a. Private to "durchführt": ü.
"Durchfahrt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "durchführt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Durchfahrt ← ddurchfahrt · druchfahrt · ducrhfahrt · durcchfahrt · durcfhahrt · durchafhrt · durchfahhrt · durchfahrrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Durchfahrt" for "durchführt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Durchfahrt" or "durchführt" 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 "Durchfahrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,076,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Durchfahrt" and "durchführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbohrt vs Durchfahrt". 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 #1,076,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.