durchgesessen
German, adjective[ˈdʊʁçɡəˌzɛsn̩]
durchgesessen is spelled D-U-R-C-H-G-E-S-E-S-S-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 63 million words in written German, the 488,905th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchgesessen is a German adjective meaning “sagged, sagging, sinking, worn by sitting (couch or similar furniture)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of durchsitzen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf der Sitzfläche eine Vertiefung/Ausbeulung habend, nicht mehr formstabil und elastisch”.
What does durchgesessen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sagged, sagging, sinking, worn by sitting (couch or similar furniture)
verb
- 1
past participle of durchsitzen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf der Sitzfläche eine Vertiefung/Ausbeulung habend, nicht mehr formstabil und elastisch
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of durchgesessen
- durchgesessener masculine nominative singular
- durchgesessner comparative
- am durchgesessensten superlative
- durchgesessene positive nominative strong
- durchgesessenes positive nominative strong
- durchgesessenen positive genitive strong
- durchgesessenem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durchgesessen?
- [ˈdʊʁçɡəˌzɛsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is durchgesessen in German?
durchgesessen appears about once in every 63 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).