durchgreifen
[ˈdʊʁçˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“durchgreifen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,596
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch etwas, beispielsweise eine Öffnung / ein Loch, die Hand stecken und zupacken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchgreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #34,596 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchgreifen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around durchgreifen (IPA [ˈdʊʁçˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,596 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchgreifen, with forms such as "ddurchgreifen", "druchgreifen", and "ducrhgreifen". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is durchgreifen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-G-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch etwas, beispielsweise eine Öffnung / ein Loch, die Hand stecken und zupacken
- 2streng und energisch Maßnahmen ergreifen; ein Verhalten in eine Richtung zwingen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddurchgreifen
- druchgreifen
- ducrhgreifen
- durcchgreifen
- durcghreifen
- durchgerifen
- durchggreifen
- durchgrefien
- durchgreiefn
- durchgreifenn
- durchgreiffen
- durchgreifne
- durchgriefen
- durchgrreifen
- durchhgreifen
- durchrgeifen
- durhcgreifen
- durrchgreifen
- udrchgreifen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchgreifen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “durchgreifen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-G-R-E-I-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʊʁçˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] (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.