durchschaut
[dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“durchschaut” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,892. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,892
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des untrennbaren Verbs durchschauen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchschaut · durchschaut · German
durchschaut · rank #20,892 · 18 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #20,892
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH drumherum
Nearest frequency peer: drumherum (-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 “durchschaut”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Dorfbewohner
Dorfbewohner
79,112 corpus weight
- dringenden
dringenden
79,111 corpus weight
- drumherum
drumherum
79,110 corpus weight
- durchschaut
durchschaut
79,109 corpus weight
- einfrieren
einfrieren
79,108 corpus weight
- einsparen
einsparen
79,107 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “durchschaut” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchschaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchschaut” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around durchschaut (IPA [dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,892 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des untrennbaren Verbs durchschauen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchschaut, with forms such as "ddurchschaut", "druchschaut", and "ducrhschaut". 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, "durchschauen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is durchschaut, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des untrennbaren Verbs durchschauen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddurchschaut
- druchschaut
- ducrhschaut
- durcchschaut
- durchcshaut
- durchhschaut
- durchscahut
- durchscchaut
- durchschatu
- durchschautt
- durchschhaut
- durchschuat
- durchshcaut
- durchsschaut
- durcshchaut
- durhcschaut
- durrchschaut
- udrchschaut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchschaut - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "durchschaut", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
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.