Which to use
“durchschauen” and “durchschaut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,306
- “durchschauen” frequency rank
- #20,892
- “durchschaut” frequency rank
- 43198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschauen | durchschaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den wahren Kern einer Sache, einer Person erkennen; die verborgenen Ziele einer Person erfassen | Partizip Perfekt des untrennbaren Verbs durchschauen |
Where the eye mixes durchschauen and durchschaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. durchschauen ([ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]) and durchschaut ([dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯t]) 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 43198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchschauen is recorded at frequency rank #22,306, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]. durchschaut is at rank #20,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯t].
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 43198, this pair ranks #1,425,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchschauen vs durchschaut
Shared letters: acdhrsu. Private to "durchschauen": en. Private to "durchschaut": t.
"durchschauen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCCCVVVC · "durchschaut" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschauen ← ddurchschauen · druchschauen · ducrhschauen · durcchschauen · durchcshauen · durchhschauen · durchscahuen · durchscchauen
- durchschaut ← ddurchschaut · druchschaut · ducrhschaut · durcchschaut · durchcshaut · durchhschaut · durchscahut · durchscchaut