durchsieben
German, verb/ˈdʊɹçziːbən/
durchsieben is a German verb meaning “to sift through” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch ein engmaschiges Netz (Sieb/Durchschlag) geben”.
What does durchsieben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to sift through
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch ein engmaschiges Netz (Sieb/Durchschlag) geben
verb: 1. mit Kugeln aus einer Waffe durchlöchern 2. durch ein Sieb geben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of durchsieben
- siebt durch present singular third-person
- durchsiebt present singular third-person
- siebte durch past
- durchsiebte past
- durchgesiebt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- durchsiebend participle present
- durchzusieben infinitive infinitive-zu
- zu durchsieben infinitive infinitive-zu
- siebe durch first-person indicative present
- durchsiebe first-person indicative present
- sieben durch first-person indicative plural
- siebst durch indicative present second-person
- durchsiebst indicative present second-person
- siebest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- durchsiebest second-person singular subjunctive
- siebet durch plural second-person subjunctive
- durchsiebet plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durchsieben?
- /ˈdʊɹçziːbən/
- /dʊɹçˈziːbən/
- [ˈdʊʁçˌziːbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durchsieben
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durchsieben in German?
durchsieben appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).