durchlüften
[ˌdʊʁçˈlʏftn̩]
The verdict
“durchlüften” 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) - etwas frischer Luft aussetzen, meist um Gerüche zu entfernen oder dem Schimmel vorzubeugen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchluften · durchlüften · German
durchlüften · 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 | durchlüften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌdʊʁçˈlʏftn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchlüften“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchlüften is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌdʊʁçˈlʏftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for durchlüften in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is durchlüften, spelled D-U-R-C-H-L-Ü-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas frischer Luft aussetzen, meist um Gerüche zu entfernen oder dem Schimmel vorzubeugen
- 2von frischer Luft durchziehen lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchlüften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Bettzeug legen wir morgens für 10 Minuten ins weit geöffnete Fenster des Schlafzimmers, damit die die Daunen gut durchlüftet werden.
Sämtliche Hülsenfrüchte, wie Getreide, Mais, müssen gut durchlüftet werden.
Synonyms
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.