durchfrieren
[ˈdʊʁçˌfʁiːʁən]
The verdict
“durchfrieren” 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) - bis in das Innersten hinein (durch und durch) kalt werden und die Kälte überall unangenehm spüren (frieren)
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchfrieren · durchfrieren · German
durchfrieren · 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 | durchfrieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌfʁiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchfrieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchfrieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌfʁiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for durchfrieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 durchfrieren, spelled D-U-R-C-H-F-R-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1bis in das Innersten hinein (durch und durch) kalt werden und die Kälte überall unangenehm spüren (frieren)
- 2unter Null Grad kommen (und an jedem Ort, in jedem Teilgebiet des Ganzen erstarren)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchfrieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn ich hier noch länger stehen muss, friere ich völlig durch!
Der See wird erst für ein Wochenendspektakel freigegeben, wenn er völlig durchgefroren ist.
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.