durchschimmern
[ˈdʊʁçˌʃɪmɐn]
The verdict
“durchschimmern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (durch etwas Abdeckendes hindurch) vage sichtbar sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchschimmern · durchschimmern · German
durchschimmern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | durchschimmern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌʃɪmɐn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchschimmern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchschimmern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌʃɪmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for durchschimmern in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is durchschimmern, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(durch etwas Abdeckendes hindurch) vage sichtbar sein
- 2mit wenigen Worten, eher unklar, andeuten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchschimmern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein rötliches Licht schimmerte unter der Tür durch.
Er sah das Unterkleid durch den leichten Musselin durchschimmern.
Antonyms
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.