durchkauen
[ˈdʊʁçˌkaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“durchkauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gründlich (und immer wieder) durchsprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchkauen · durchkauen · German
durchkauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | durchkauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌkaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchkauen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchkauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌkaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
durchkauen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchkauen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-K-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1gründlich (und immer wieder) durchsprechen
- 2gründlich mit den Zähnen zerkleinern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchkauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich verstehe nicht, warum wir das Thema immer und immer wieder durchkauen müssen.
Wenn Sie jeden Bissen gut durchkauen, werden Sie auch schneller satt.
Antonyms
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.