durchsickern

[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchsickern” is uncommon German (frequency #95,453 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,453
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - langsam durch poröses Material fließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchsickern · durchsickern · German

durchsickern · rank #95,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,453
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchlese

Nearest frequency peer: durchlese (-2 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 „durchsickern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchsickern
PropertyValue
Headworddurchsickern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchsickern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).durchsickernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchlese“ (#95,451), „durchgestanden“ (#95,450), „durchgekaut“ (#95,449). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchsickern“ bei #95,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchsickern is uncommon German at frequency #95,453 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for durchsickern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is durchsickern, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    langsam durch poröses Material fließen
  2. 2
    inoffiziell an Außenstehende gelangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Druck presst Wasser in das Erdbauwerk. Das ist kein Problem, solange das Wasser allmählich durchsickert und am Deichfuß austritt.“
  2. „Die Zahlen decken sich in etwa mit den Zahlen, die in den vergangenen Tagen schon durchgesickert waren.“

This word in other languages

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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 "durchsickern"?
"durchsickern" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-I-C-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn].
What does "durchsickern" mean?
As a verb, "durchsickern" means: langsam durch poröses Material fließen
How do you pronounce "durchsickern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchsickern" is [ˈdʊʁçˌzɪkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchsickern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

durchdrücken#95,447dunkelgrauen#95,445dreimonatige#95,437dissoziative#95,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list