durchschauen

[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchschauen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,306
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den wahren Kern einer Sache, einer Person erkennen; die verborgenen Ziele einer Person erfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchschauen · durchschauen · German

durchschauen · rank #22,306 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,306
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchmachen

Nearest frequency peer: durchmachen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „durchschauen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „durchschauen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

durchschauen vs durchschaut
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for durchschauen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchschauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#22,306
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „durchschauen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchschauenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „durchmachen“ (#22,305), „dämliche“ (#22,307), „drängten“ (#22,304). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchschauen“ bei #22,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around durchschauen (IPA [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,306 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchschauen, with forms such as "ddurchschauen", "druchschauen", and "ducrhschauen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "durchschaut", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchschauen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den wahren Kern einer Sache, einer Person erkennen; die verborgenen Ziele einer Person erfassen
  2. 2
    etwas verstehen, geistig durchdringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er durchschaute die Absichten seines Kontrahenten sofort.
  2. Ich habe dich schon lange durchschaut.

Synonyms

begreifenerkennenbegreifen

This word in other languages

see through(English)calar(Español)percer à jour(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurchschauen
  • druchschauen
  • ducrhschauen
  • durcchschauen
  • durchcshauen
  • durchhschauen
  • durchscahuen
  • durchscchauen
  • durchschaeun
  • durchschauenn
  • durchschaune
  • durchschhauen
  • durchschuaen
  • durchshcauen
  • durchsschauen
  • durcshchauen
  • durhcschauen
  • durrchschauen
  • udrchschauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchschauen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddurchschauen1druchschauen2ducrhschauen2durcchschauen1durchcshauen2durchhschauen1durchscahuen2durchscchauen1
Edit distance from "durchschauen"

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 "durchschauen"?
"durchschauen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən].
What does "durchschauen" mean?
As a verb, "durchschauen" means: den wahren Kern einer Sache, einer Person erkennen; die verborgenen Ziele einer Person erfassen
What words are commonly confused with "durchschauen"?
"durchschauen" is commonly confused with "durchschaut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durchschauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchschauen" is [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchschauen" come from?
"durchschauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einschreiten#22,314einzusteigen#22,319bestmögliche#22,279freigestellt#22,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Geburtsdatum19 variantsklassifiziert19 variantsVerpackungen19 variantsVerbrennungen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list