durchführenvsdurchführtWhat's the difference?

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.

11 ch
durchführen
10 ch
durchführt

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʊʁçˌfyːʁən] versus [ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "durchführen" vs "durchführt" - which ranks higher?
"durchführen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,697 in our German list, against #21,947 for "durchführt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list