durchaus

[dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]

/[dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]/ adv

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The verdict

“durchaus” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#966
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter allen denkbaren Umständen und besonders auch gegen Widerstand; unbedingt

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchaus · durchaus · German

durchaus · rank #966 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #966
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dritten

Nearest frequency peer: dritten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „durchaus“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „durchaus“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

durchaus vs durchs
75% similar
durchaus vs Durchzug
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for durchaus
PropertyValue
Headworddurchaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#966
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „durchaus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).durchausliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dritten“ (#965), „erwartet“ (#967), „dran“ (#964). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchaus“ bei #966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around durchaus (IPA [dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #966 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchaus, with forms such as "ddurchaus", "druchaus", and "ducrhaus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "durchs", "Durchzug", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchaus, spelled D-U-R-C-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter allen denkbaren Umständen und besonders auch gegen Widerstand; unbedingt
  2. 2
    nach Abwägung oder Erfahrung denkbar und möglich, oder alles in allem machbar; schon
  3. 3
    zu hundert Prozent sicher

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how durchaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie wollten durchaus gewinnen, konnten sich aber nicht durchsetzen.
  2. Die kleine Mona will durchaus zu Hause bleiben.

Synonyms

auf alle Fälleauf jeden Fallabsolutunbedingtgerneschonsicherlichganzgänzlichsichertotalvölligwirklich

Antonyms

keinesfallskeineswegs

This word in other languages

absolutely(English)absolutamente(Español)totalement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurchaus
  • druchaus
  • ducrhaus
  • durcahus
  • durcchaus
  • durchasu
  • durchauss
  • durchhaus
  • durchuas
  • durhcaus
  • durrchaus
  • udrchaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchaus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddurchaus1druchaus2ducrhaus2durcahus2durcchaus1durchasu2durchauss1durchhaus1
Edit distance from "durchaus"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchaus"?
"durchaus" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s].
What does "durchaus" mean?
As an adverb, "durchaus" means: unter allen denkbaren Umständen und besonders auch gegen Widerstand; unbedingt
What words are commonly confused with "durchaus"?
"durchaus" is commonly confused with "durchs", "Durchzug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durchaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchaus" is [dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchaus" come from?
"durchaus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "durchaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erwartet#967komplett#971facebook#949entfernt#948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Wahrheit12 variantserklären12 variantsentweder12 variantsRussland12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list