durchaus
German, adverb/dʊrçˈaʊ̯s/
durchaus is spelled D-U-R-C-H-A-U-S (8 letters) and appears 89 times per million words in written German, the 976th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchaus is a German adverb meaning “absolutely, fully, entirely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unter allen denkbaren Umständen und besonders auch gegen Widerstand; unbedingt”.
What does durchaus mean in English?
adverb
- 1
absolutely, fully, entirely
Er hat sich als durchaus ungeeignet erwiesen.
- 2
absolutely, definitely, certainly, in any case
Das kann ich mir durchaus vorstellen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. unter allen denkbaren Umständen und besonders auch gegen Widerstand; unbedingt 2. nach Abwägung oder Erfahrung denkbar und möglich, oder alles in allem machbar; schon 3. zu hundert Prozent sicher
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce durchaus?
- /dʊrçˈaʊ̯s/
- /ˈdʊrç.aʊ̯s/
- [dʊʁçˈʔaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durchaus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durchaus in German?
durchaus appears 89 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).