durchsehen

[ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchsehen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,319 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,319
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch etwas hindurchschauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchsehen · durchsehen · German

durchsehen · rank #72,319 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,319
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchgebrochen

Nearest frequency peer: durchgebrochen (-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 „durchsehen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchsehen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchsehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,319
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchsehen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchsehenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchgebrochen“ (#72,318), „dunkelhäutiger“ (#72,317), „Döbling“ (#72,321). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchsehen“ bei #72,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchsehen is uncommon German at frequency #72,319 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

durchsehen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is durchsehen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch etwas hindurchschauen
  2. 2
    prüfend kontrollieren, zum Beispiel, ob etwas den Anforderungen entspricht
  3. 3
    alle Teile ansehen, zum Beispiel, um einen Überblick zu erhalten oder um etwas Gesuchtes zu finden
  4. 4
    eine Lage einschätzen, eine Situation begreifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie soll man denn durch das kleine Loch da oben durchsehen können?
  2. Bitte sieh doch noch mal mein Anschreiben durch, ich möchte wirklich keinen Rechtschreibfehler machen.

Antonyms

liegenlassen

This word in other languages

vérifier(Français)

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 "durchsehen"?
"durchsehen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən].
What does "durchsehen" mean?
As a verb, "durchsehen" means: durch etwas hindurchschauen
How do you pronounce "durchsehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchsehen" is [ˈdʊʁçˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchsehen" come from?
"durchsehen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list