durchführtvsdurchgeführtConfusable pair

Which to use

“durchführt” and “durchgeführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,947
“durchführt” frequency rank
#1,874
“durchgeführt” frequency rank
23821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature durchführt durchgeführt
Definition 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des trennbaren Verbs durchfahren Partizip Perfekt des Verbs durchführen

Where the eye mixes durchführt and durchgeführt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. durchführt runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against durchgeführt's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
durchführt
12 ch
durchgeführt

Visual trap between durchführt and durchgeführt

A purely visual mix-up. durchführt ([ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t]) and durchgeführt ([ˈdʊʁçɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

durchführt is recorded at frequency rank #21,947, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t]. durchgeführt is at rank #1,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçɡəˌfyːɐ̯t].

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 23821, this pair ranks #1,856,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of durchführt vs durchgeführt

Shared letters: cdfhrtuü. Private to "durchführt": -. Private to "durchgeführt": eg.

"durchführt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC  ·  "durchgeführt" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "durchführt" for "durchgeführt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʊʁçˌfyːɐ̯t] versus [ˈdʊʁçɡəˌfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "durchführt" or "durchgeführt" show up more?
"durchgeführt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,874 in our German list, against #21,947 for "durchführt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "durchführt" and "durchgeführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "durchführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "durchgeführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,856,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "durchführt" and "durchgeführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbohrt vs durchführt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,856,176 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