durchstreichen
[ˈdʊʁçˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“durchstreichen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einem Strich (eines Schreibgeräts) für nicht mehr gültig erklären
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchstreichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchstreichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for durchstreichen is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for durchstreichen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchstreichen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Strich (eines Schreibgeräts) für nicht mehr gültig erklären
- 2durch ein Sieb passieren
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “durchstreichen”
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-R-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʊʁçˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] (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.