durchforsten
[ˌdʊʁçˈfɔʁstn̩]
The verdict
“durchforsten” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,226
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas (beispielsweise ein Buch, eine Kiste, einen Ort) sehr gründlich nach etwas durchsuchen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchforsten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌdʊʁçˈfɔʁstn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #45,226 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchforsten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around durchforsten (IPA [ˌdʊʁçˈfɔʁstn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,226 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchforsten, with forms such as "ddurchforsten", "druchforsten", and "ducrhforsten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchforsten, spelled D-U-R-C-H-F-O-R-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas (beispielsweise ein Buch, eine Kiste, einen Ort) sehr gründlich nach etwas durchsuchen
- 2einen Baumbestand/Wald auslichten; unerwünschte Bäume abholzen, damit die übrigen mit mehr Licht sich besser entwickeln können
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddurchforsten
- druchforsten
- ducrhforsten
- durcchforsten
- durcfhorsten
- durchfforsten
- durchforrsten
- durchforsetn
- durchforssten
- durchforstenn
- durchforstne
- durchforstten
- durchfortsen
- durchfosrten
- durchfrosten
- durchhforsten
- durchofrsten
- durhcforsten
- durrchforsten
- udrchforsten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchforsten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “durchforsten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-F-O-R-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌdʊʁçˈfɔʁstn̩] (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
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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.