durchbohren

[ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchbohren” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,134 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#69,134
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von der einen Seite auf die andere Seite bohren und so eine Öffnung herstellen

Key facts for durchbohren
PropertyValue
Headworddurchbohren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “durchbohren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). durchbohren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for durchbohren is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,134 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "von der einen Seite auf die andere Seite bohren und so eine Öffnung herstellen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for durchbohren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchbohren, spelled D-U-R-C-H-B-O-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von der einen Seite auf die andere Seite bohren und so eine Öffnung herstellen

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 "durchbohren"?
"durchbohren" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-B-O-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən].
What does "durchbohren" mean?
As a verb, "durchbohren" means: von der einen Seite auf die andere Seite bohren und so eine Öffnung herstellen
How do you pronounce "durchbohren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchbohren" is [ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchbohren" come from?
"durchbohren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “durchbohren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-B-O-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊʁçˌboːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list