durchhageln

[ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n]/ verb

The verdict

“durchhageln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (von Hagelkörnern) etwas (Dach, Fenster, Plane oder Ähnliches) durchschlagen und hindurchgelangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchhageln · durchhageln · German

durchhageln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for durchhageln
PropertyValue
Headworddurchhageln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchhageln“ im Deutschen

durchhagelnliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchhageln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for durchhageln, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is durchhageln, spelled D-U-R-C-H-H-A-G-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (von Hagelkörnern) etwas (Dach, Fenster, Plane oder Ähnliches) durchschlagen und hindurchgelangen
  2. 2
    eine Prüfung nicht bestehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how durchhageln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Unwetter gestern war durchaus spannend zu beobachten, bis es durch unsere Dachfenster durchhagelte.
  2. Ich bin mit Pauken und Trompeten bei der Prüfung durchgehagelt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchhageln"?
"durchhageln" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-H-A-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n].
What does "durchhageln" mean?
As a verb, "durchhageln" means: (von Hagelkörnern) etwas (Dach, Fenster, Plane oder Ähnliches) durchschlagen und hindurchgelangen
How do you pronounce "durchhageln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchhageln" is [ˈdʊʁçˌhaːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchhageln" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list