durchdrücken

[ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchdrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #95,447 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,447
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen Widerstand durchsetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchdrucken · durchdrücken · German

durchdrücken · rank #95,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,447
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchdringend…

Nearest frequency peer: durchdringenden (-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 „durchdrücken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchdrücken
PropertyValue
Headworddurchdrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchdrücken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).durchdrückenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchdringenden“ (#95,446), „dunkelgrauen“ (#95,445), „durchgekaut“ (#95,449). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchdrücken“ bei #95,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchdrücken is uncommon German at frequency #95,447 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for durchdrücken, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is durchdrücken, spelled D-U-R-C-H-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gegen Widerstand durchsetzen
  2. 2
    ein Körperteil unter Spannung gerade machen
  3. 3
    unter Druck durch etwas (zum Beispiel ein Sieb) hindurchpressen
  4. 4
    (Wäschestücke) vorsichtig mit der Hand knetend waschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Ende hatte er dann wieder mal seine Meinung durchgedrückt bekommen.
  2. Und jetzt drückst du die Knie ganz durch. Das zieht natürlich, also langsam durchdrücken.

Antonyms

abbiegenbeugen

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 "durchdrücken"?
"durchdrücken" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩].
What does "durchdrücken" mean?
As a verb, "durchdrücken" means: gegen Widerstand durchsetzen
How do you pronounce "durchdrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchdrücken" is [ˈdʊʁçˌdʁʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchdrücken" come from?
"durchdrücken" 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 "durchdrücken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dunkelgrauen#95,445durchsickern#95,453dreimonatige#95,437dissoziative#95,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list