Durchschlag
German, noun/ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːk/
Durchschlag is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-L-A-G (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 78,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “punch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kopie beim Schreiben mit der Hand oder mit der Schreibmaschine”.
What does Durchschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepunch
- 2
datedmasculinecarbon copy
- 3
masculinedisruptive discharge
- 4
masculinestrainer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kopie beim Schreiben mit der Hand oder mit der Schreibmaschine 2. groblöchriges Sieb 3. Vorgang bei Überspannung 4. Herstellung von Verbindungen mehrerer Stollen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Durchschlag
- Durchschlages genitive
- Durchschlags genitive
- Durchschläge plural
- Durchschlage dative singular
- Durchschlägen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Durchschlag?
- /ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːk/
- [ˈdʊʁçˌʃlaːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Durchschlag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Durchschlag in German?
Durchschlag appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).