durchlöchern
German, verb/dʊʁçˈlœçɐn/
durchlöchern is spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-Ö-C-H-E-R-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchlöchern is a German verb meaning “to riddle (fill with holes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Löcher machen”.
What does durchlöchern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to riddle (fill with holes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Löcher machen 2. (durch viele kleine Handlungen) angreifen und so auf Dauer beschädigen/schwächen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of durchlöchern
- löchert durch present singular third-person
- löcherte durch past
- durchgelöchert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- durchlöchernd participle present
- durchzulöchern infinitive infinitive-zu
- löchre durch first-person indicative present
- löchere durch first-person indicative present
- löcher durch first-person indicative present
- löchern durch first-person indicative plural
- löcherst durch indicative present second-person
- löcherest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- löchrest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- löcheret durch plural second-person subjunctive
- löchret durch plural second-person subjunctive
- löcherten durch first-person indicative plural
- löchertest durch indicative preterite second-person
- löchertet durch indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durchlöchern?
- /dʊʁçˈlœçɐn/
- [dʊʁçˈlœçɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durchlöchern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durchlöchern in German?
durchlöchern appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).