durchlauf

[ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f]

/[ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f]/ verb

The verdict

“durchlauf” is uncommon German (frequency #52,771 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,771
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs durchlaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchlauf · durchlauf · German

durchlauf · rank #52,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,771
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Durchgänge

Nearest frequency peer: Durchgänge (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “durchlauf”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “durchlauf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchlauf
PropertyValue
Headworddurchlauf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “durchlauf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).durchlaufliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Durchgänge“ (#52,770), „Durchmarsch“ (#52,772), „Durchschlagskraft“ (#52,773). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchlauf is uncommon German at frequency #52,771 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs durchlaufen".

durchlauf has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 durchlauf, spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-A-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs durchlaufen

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 "durchlauf"?
"durchlauf" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-A-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f].
What does "durchlauf" mean?
As a verb, "durchlauf" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des untrennbaren Verbs durchlaufen
How do you pronounce "durchlauf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchlauf" is [ˌdʊʁçˈlaʊ̯f]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchlauf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list