durchdenken

[dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩]

/[dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“durchdenken” is uncommon German (frequency #65,124 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,124
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Problem, einen Plan oder dergleichen in all seinen Aspekten erfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchdenken · durchdenken · German

durchdenken · rank #65,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,124
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dunkelblaue

Nearest frequency peer: dunkelblaue (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „durchdenken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „durchdenken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchdenken
PropertyValue
Headworddurchdenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchdenken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchdenkenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dunkelblaue“ (#65,123), „durchgesickert“ (#65,125), „Durchsetzungsvermögen“ (#65,127). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchdenken“ bei #65,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchdenken is uncommon German at frequency #65,124 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Problem, einen Plan oder dergleichen in all seinen Aspekten erfassen".

durchdenken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is durchdenken, spelled D-U-R-C-H-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Problem, einen Plan oder dergleichen in all seinen Aspekten erfassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir müssen unseren Plan noch einmal gründlich durchdenken.
  2. Können wir uns nicht auf eine gute, durchdachte Idee einigen?

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "durchdenken"?
"durchdenken" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩].
What does "durchdenken" mean?
As a verb, "durchdenken" means: ein Problem, einen Plan oder dergleichen in all seinen Aspekten erfassen
How do you pronounce "durchdenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchdenken" is [dʊʁçˈdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchdenken" come from?
"durchdenken" 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 "durchdenken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list