durchhängen
[ˈdʊʁçˌhɛŋən]
The verdict
“durchhängen” 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) - sich durchbiegen, in der Mitte nach unten biegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchhangen · durchhängen · German
durchhängen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchhängen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌhɛŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchhängen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchhängen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌhɛŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
durchhängen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 durchhängen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-H-Ä-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich durchbiegen, in der Mitte nach unten biegen
- 2für eine Zeitlang abgespannt und müde sein, um sich dann normalerweise wieder zu erholen und wie schon begonnen weiter zu machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchhängen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die von Baum zu Baum gespannten Seile hängen im Sommer weit durch.
Nach der Anstrengung hing ich mehrere Tage durch.
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.