durchmachen

/[ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,305

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

durchmachen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas miterleben, etwas durchlaufen Pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩]. Often confused with durchsuchen and durchwachsen.

Key facts for durchmachen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchmachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,305
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of durchmachen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for durchmachen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,305 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for durchmachen, with forms such as "ddurchmachen", "druchmachen", and "ducrhmachen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "durchsuchen", "durchwachsen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is durchmachen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-M-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas miterleben, etwas durchlaufen
  2. 2
    etwas Negatives erleiden, etwas Schweres durchleben
  3. 3
    mit einer bestimmten Tätigkeit ohne Pause fortfahren

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddurchmachen,druchmachen,ducrhmachen,durcchmachen,durchamchen,durchhmachen,durchmacchen,durchmacehn,durchmachenn,durchmachhen,durchmachne,durchmahcen,durchmcahen,durchmmachen,durcmhachen,durhcmachen,durrchmachen,udrchmachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for durchmachen

Misspelling Variants of "durchmachen"

ddurchmachen12druchmachen11ducrhmachen11durcchmachen12durchamchen11durchhmachen12durchmacchen12durchmacehn11
Misspelling Variants of "durchmachen"

Frequency rank: #22,305 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchmachen"?
"durchmachen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩].
What does "durchmachen" mean?
As a verb, "durchmachen" means: etwas miterleben, etwas durchlaufen
What words are commonly confused with "durchmachen"?
"durchmachen" is commonly confused with "durchsuchen", "durchwachsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durchmachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchmachen" is [ˈdʊʁçˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchmachen" come from?
"durchmachen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.