durchscheinen

[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən]

/[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən]/ verb

The verdict

“durchscheinen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,081 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,081
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit seinem Schein erfüllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchscheinen · durchscheinen · German

durchscheinen · rank #79,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,081
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchdreht

Nearest frequency peer: durchdreht (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „durchscheinen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „durchscheinen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchscheinen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchscheinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchscheinen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).durchscheinenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchdreht“ (#79,080), „durchschlafen“ (#79,082), „durchdachter“ (#79,079). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchscheinen“ bei #79,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchscheinen is uncommon German at frequency #79,081 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit seinem Schein erfüllen".

No misspelling variants are generated for durchscheinen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is durchscheinen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit seinem Schein erfüllen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wagen, in dem sie allein saßen, war ganz von warmer Sonne durchschienen.“
  2. „Das sieht man gut am durchsichtigen Weiß des Gummibärchens: Das göttliche Licht durchscheint den Geist der Gelatine.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "durchscheinen"?
"durchscheinen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən].
What does "durchscheinen" mean?
As a verb, "durchscheinen" means: mit seinem Schein erfüllen
How do you pronounce "durchscheinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchscheinen" is [ˌdʊʁçˈʃaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list