durchlassen

[ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchlassen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,136 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,136
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem den Durchgang erlauben (örtlich und übertragen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchlassen · durchlassen · German

durchlassen · rank #67,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,136
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchzubringen

Nearest frequency peer: durchzubringen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „durchlassen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „durchlassen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchlassen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchlassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchlassen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchlassenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchzubringen“ (#67,137), „Drittplatzierte“ (#67,134), „dünkt“ (#67,138). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchlassen“ bei #67,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchlassen is uncommon German at frequency #67,136 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for durchlassen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchlassen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem den Durchgang erlauben (örtlich und übertragen)
  2. 2
    etwas eintreten, hindurch treten, passieren lassen
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas durchgehen lassen; eine Tat von jemandem gestatten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. »Ganz recht,« antwortete Paganel, »wenn die Maori uns durchlassen!«
  2. O Gott! – Und dann die vielen Feindesposten! Man wird uns nicht durchlassen.

Synonyms

eintreten lassenfreigebenhereinlassenhinauslasseneindringen lassenhereinlassenhindurch treten lassenpassieren lassenein Auge zudrückenerlaubennachsehen

Antonyms

versperrenverweigernabdichtenabhaltenaufhaltenverdunkelnverstopfenverbieten

This word in other languages

leak(English)colar(Español)laisser passer(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchlassen"?
"durchlassen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩].
What does "durchlassen" mean?
As a verb, "durchlassen" means: jemandem den Durchgang erlauben (örtlich und übertragen)
How do you pronounce "durchlassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchlassen" is [ˈdʊʁçˌlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchlassen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "durchlassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ebensolchen#67,141Eggenfelden#67,144Einbauküche#67,145einfühlsame#67,147

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list