Durchsicht

[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

“Durchsicht” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,332. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,332
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kontrolle/Lektüre eines Druckwerks/von Gedrucktem

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchsicht · Durchsicht · German

Durchsicht · rank #47,332 · 17 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,332
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchringen

Nearest frequency peer: durchringen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Durchsicht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Durchsicht vs durchsucht
80% similar
Durchsicht vs durchzieht
70% similar
Durchsicht vs durchsichtig
75% similar

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

Key facts for Durchsicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurchsicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,332
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Durchsicht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Durchsichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „durchringen“ (#47,331), „Dörfler“ (#47,333), „durchdringt“ (#47,330). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durchsicht“ bei #47,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Durchsicht (IPA [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,332 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Kontrolle/Lektüre eines Druckwerks/von Gedrucktem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Durchsicht, with forms such as "ddurchsicht", "druchsicht", and "ducrhsicht". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "durchsucht", "durchzieht", "durchsichtig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Durchsicht, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kontrolle/Lektüre eines Druckwerks/von Gedrucktem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er bedankt sich bei seiner Lebensgefährtin Annette Wolpert für die Durchsicht des Manuskripts, die Begleitung unterwegs und die Motivation zum Arbeiten.“
  2. „Obwohl regelmäßig Subskriptionen und Anzahlungen von gespannten Lesern eingingen, war Sylvia ständig knapp bei Kasse, zumal die Druckkosten mit jeder neuen Durchsicht von Joyce stiegen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurchsicht
  • druchsicht
  • ducrhsicht
  • durcchsicht
  • durchhsicht
  • durchischt
  • durchsciht
  • durchsiccht
  • durchsichht
  • durchsichtt
  • durchsicth
  • durchsihct
  • durchssicht
  • durcshicht
  • durhcsicht
  • durrchsicht
  • udrchsicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Durchsicht - 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.

ddurchsicht1druchsicht2ducrhsicht2durcchsicht1durchhsicht1durchischt2durchsciht2durchsiccht1
Edit distance from "Durchsicht"

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 "Durchsicht"?
"Durchsicht" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt].
What does "Durchsicht" mean?
As a noun, "Durchsicht" means: Kontrolle/Lektüre eines Druckwerks/von Gedrucktem
What words are commonly confused with "Durchsicht"?
"Durchsicht" is commonly confused with "durchsucht", "durchzieht", "durchsichtig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Durchsicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durchsicht" is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durchsicht" come from?
"Durchsicht" 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 "Durchsicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list