Which to use
“durchführen” and “durchführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,697
- “durchführen” frequency rank
- #21,947
- “durchführt” frequency rank
- 27644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchführen | durchführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Plan, ein Vorhaben oder einen Befehl in die Tat umsetzen | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des trennbaren Verbs durchfahren |
Where the eye mixes durchführen and durchführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. durchführen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against durchführt's 10 (CVCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchführen and durchführt
A purely visual mix-up. durchführen ([ˈdʊʁçˌfyːʁən]) and durchführt ([ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 27644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchführen is recorded at frequency rank #5,697, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌfyːʁən]. 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 27644, this pair ranks #1,798,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchführen vs durchführt
Shared letters: cdfhruü. Private to "durchführen": en. Private to "durchführt": t.
"durchführen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "durchführt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchführen" and "durchführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "durchführen" vs "durchführt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durchführen" and "durchführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchführen" 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 #1,798,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchführen" and "durchführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbohrt vs durchführt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,798,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.