durchstöbern

[dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn]

/[dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchstöbern” is uncommon German (frequency #65,128 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,128
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstandbereich insgesamt/Schritt für Schritt in Augenschein nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchstobern · durchstöbern · German

durchstöbern · rank #65,128 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,128
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Durchsetzungs…

Nearest frequency peer: Durchsetzungsvermögen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „durchstöbern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchstöbern
PropertyValue
Headworddurchstöbern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,128
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchstöbern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Durchsetzungsvermögen“ (#65,127), „ebendieser“ (#65,129), „durchgesickert“ (#65,125). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchstöbern“ bei #65,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchstöbern is uncommon German at frequency #65,128 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for durchstöbern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is durchstöbern, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-T-Ö-B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstandbereich insgesamt/Schritt für Schritt in Augenschein nehmen
  2. 2
    einen Bereich nach etwas durchsuchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sorgsam wich er den dornigen Zweigen der Sträucher aus, indem er sich niederbeugte und auf diese Weise verborgene finstere Winkel durchstöberte.“
  2. Er durchstöberte den ganzen Laden ohne Erfolg nach dem inserierten Sonderangebot.

Synonyms

durchflöhendurchforstendurchsuchen

This word in other languages

farfouiller(Français)

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 "durchstöbern"?
"durchstöbern" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-T-Ö-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn].
What does "durchstöbern" mean?
As a verb, "durchstöbern" means: einen Gegenstandbereich insgesamt/Schritt für Schritt in Augenschein nehmen
How do you pronounce "durchstöbern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchstöbern" is [dʊʁçˈʃtøːbɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchstöbern" come from?
"durchstöbern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Eingewöhnung#65,135Einschnitten#65,140designierten#65,106Elsässischen#65,152

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list