durchfliegen
[ˈdʊʁçˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“durchfliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich fliegend durch etwas hindurchbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchfliegen · durchfliegen · German
durchfliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | durchfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchfliegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchfliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for durchfliegen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is durchfliegen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich fliegend durch etwas hindurchbewegen
- 2zu einem Ziel fliegen, ohne den Flug unterwegs durch eine Zwischenlandung zu unterbrechen
- 3eine Prüfung nicht bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchfliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der mit Schwung geworfene Stein flog ohne Probleme durch das Küchenfenster der Nachbarn durch.
Von Frankfurt sind wir bis London durchgeflogen.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.