durchbeißen
[ˈdʊʁçˌbaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“durchbeißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Zähnen zerkleinern, durchtrennen, durchdringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchbei-en · durchbeißen · German
durchbeißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchbeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌbaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchbeißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchbeißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌbaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
durchbeißen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is durchbeißen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-B-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit den Zähnen zerkleinern, durchtrennen, durchdringen
- 2sich mit Mühe, aber hartnäckig durch Schwierigkeiten kämpfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchbeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dem Gefangenen gelang es, seine Fesseln durchzubeißen.
Im neuen Job war es für ihn am Anfang nicht leicht, aber er hat sich durchgebissen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.