Durchschnitt

Name: Durchschnitt, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Durchschnitt” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,805
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Summe der Eigenschaften verschiedener Dinge, geteilt durch deren Anzahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchschnitt · Durchschnitt · German

Durchschnitt · rank #3,805 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-COMMON #3,805
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH dumme

Nearest frequency peer: dumme (-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.

Betriebe

96,199
Bibel

96,198
dumme

96,197
Durchschnitt

96,196
Ehefrau

96,195
eigentlichen

96,194

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Durchschnitt vs Durchschnitts

92% similar

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

Key facts for Durchschnitt
Property	Value
Headword	Durchschnitt
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#3,805
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Durchschnitt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Durchschnittliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#3,805

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dumme“ (#3,804), „Ehefrau“ (#3,806), „Bibel“ (#3,803). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durchschnitt“ bei #3,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Durchschnitt (IPA [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,805 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Durchschnitt, with forms such as "ddurchschnitt", "druchschnitt", and "ducrhschnitt". 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, "Durchschnitts", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Durchschnitt, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T.

Definition

1
Summe der Eigenschaften verschiedener Dinge, geteilt durch deren Anzahl
2
ungefährer Erfahrungswert; Objekt oder Wesen mit „normalen“ Eigenschaften seiner Klasse
3
Vorgang des Durchschneidens
4
Elemente, die zu allen Ausgangsmengen gehören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der Durchschnitt der Jahrestemperatur ist die letzten Jahre über angestiegen.
Frauen in Deutschland bekommen im Durchschnitt mit 29 Jahren ihr erstes Kind - sechs Monate später als noch vor wenigen Jahren.

Synonyms

Mittelwert Mittel Schnittmenge

Antonyms

Extremwert Vereinigung

This word in other languages

average(English)promedio(Español)moyenne(Français)média(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddurchschnitt
druchschnitt
ducrhschnitt
durcchschnitt
durchcshnitt
durchhschnitt
durchscchnitt
durchschhnitt
durchschintt
durchschnit
durchschnnitt
durchschntit
durchscnhitt
durchshcnitt
durchsschnitt
durcshchnitt
durhcschnitt
durrchschnitt
udrchschnitt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Durchschnitt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Durchschnitt"

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 "Durchschnitt"?

"Durchschnitt" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-N-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt].

What does "Durchschnitt" mean?

As a noun, "Durchschnitt" means: Summe der Eigenschaften verschiedener Dinge, geteilt durch deren Anzahl

What words are commonly confused with "Durchschnitt"?

"Durchschnitt" is commonly confused with "Durchschnitts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Durchschnitt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durchschnitt" is [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Durchschnitt" come from?

"Durchschnitt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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