durchstarten
[ˈdʊʁçˌʃtaʁtn̩]
The verdict
“durchstarten” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,010 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #33,010
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beim Landeanflug oder nach einem ungewollten Verlust an Flughöhe wieder mehr Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen und aufsteigen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchstarten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtaʁtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #33,010 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchstarten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for durchstarten is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtaʁtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,010 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchstarten, with forms such as "ddurchstarten", "druchstarten", and "ducrhstarten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is durchstarten, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-T-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1beim Landeanflug oder nach einem ungewollten Verlust an Flughöhe wieder mehr Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen und aufsteigen
- 2Gas geben, nachdem das Fahrzeug schon fast angehalten wäre
- 3beim oder nach dem Starten eines Fahrzeugs (mit kaltem Motor) viel Gas geben
- 4mit viel Elan in einer Angelegenheit tätig werden, bei etwas erfolgreich sein, sich sehr ins Zeug legen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddurchstarten,druchstarten,ducrhstarten,durcchstarten,durchhstarten,durchsatrten,durchsstarten,durchstaretn,durchstarrten,durchstartenn,durchstartne,durchstartten,durchstatren,durchstraten,durchsttarten,durchtsarten,durcshtarten,durhcstarten,durrchstarten,udrchstarten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchstarten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “durchstarten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-S-T-A-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtaʁtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.