durchsetzen

/[ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,338

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

durchsetzen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas, das man anstrebt, trotz eventueller Hindernisse verwirklichen Pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩]. It ranks #4,338 in German word frequency. Often confused with durchsetzt and durchsetzte.

Key facts for durchsetzen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,338
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of durchsetzen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for durchsetzen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,338 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for durchsetzen, with forms such as "ddurchsetzen", "druchsetzen", and "ducrhsetzen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "durchsetzt", "durchsetzte", "Durchsetzung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is durchsetzen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-E-T-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das man anstrebt, trotz eventueller Hindernisse verwirklichen
  2. 2
    trotz Widerstands seine Ziele erreichen
  3. 3
    mit der Zeit von der Mehrheit akzeptiert werden und dadurch Gültigkeit erlangen
  4. 4
    einen gewissen Durchsatz aufweisen
  5. 5
    durch etwas hindurchgehen oder hindurchreiten
  6. 6
    deutlich durch einen anderen Gang oder durch einen gewissen Teil des Gebirges hindurchgehen
  7. 7
    gepochtes Erz durchsieben, durchlaufen lassen
  8. 8
    gepochtes Erz durch den Ofen gehen lassen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddurchsetzen,druchsetzen,ducrhsetzen,durcchsetzen,durchestzen,durchhsetzen,durchsetezn,durchsettzen,durchsetzenn,durchsetzne,durchsetzzen,durchsezten,durchssetzen,durchstezen,durcshetzen,durhcsetzen,durrchsetzen,udrchsetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for durchsetzen

Misspelling Variants of "durchsetzen"

ddurchsetzen12druchsetzen11ducrhsetzen11durcchsetzen12durchestzen11durchhsetzen12durchsetezn11durchsettzen12
Misspelling Variants of "durchsetzen"

Frequency rank: #4,338 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchsetzen"?
"durchsetzen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "durchsetzen" mean?
As a verb, "durchsetzen" means: etwas, das man anstrebt, trotz eventueller Hindernisse verwirklichen
What words are commonly confused with "durchsetzen"?
"durchsetzen" is commonly confused with "durchsetzt", "durchsetzte", "Durchsetzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durchsetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchsetzen" is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchsetzen" come from?
"durchsetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.