Which to use
“Durchsicht” is a noun and “durchzieht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,332
- “Durchsicht” frequency rank
- #26,832
- “durchzieht” frequency rank
- 74164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Durchsicht | durchzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kontrolle/Lektüre eines Druckwerks/von Gedrucktem | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs durchziehen |
Where the eye mixes Durchsicht and durchzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Durchsicht (CVCCCCVCCC) and durchzieht (CVCCCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Durchsicht and durchzieht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Durchsicht is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt] while durchzieht is [ˈdʊʁçˌt͡siːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Durchsicht is recorded at frequency rank #47,332, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]. durchzieht is at rank #26,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌt͡siːt].
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 74164, this pair ranks #340,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Durchsicht vs durchzieht
Shared letters: cdhirtu. Private to "Durchsicht": s. Private to "durchzieht": ez.
"Durchsicht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "durchzieht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Durchsicht ← ddurchsicht · druchsicht · ducrhsicht · durcchsicht · durchhsicht · durchischt · durchsciht · durchsiccht
- durchzieht ← ddurchzieht · druchzieht · ducrhzieht · durcchzieht · durchhzieht · durchizeht · durchzeiht · durchziehht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Durchsicht" and "durchzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Durchsicht" vs "durchzieht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Durchsicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Durchsicht" and "durchzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchbricht vs Durchsicht". 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 #340,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.