durchsuchen

[dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩]

/[dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchsuchen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,341. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,341
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerhalb eines bestimmten Bereiches gründlich suchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchsuchen · durchsuchen · German

durchsuchen · rank #13,341 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,341
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doping

Nearest frequency peer: Doping (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „durchsuchen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „durchsuchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

durchsuchen vs durchsucht
82% similar
durchsuchen vs Durchsuchung
75% similar
durchsuchen vs durchmachen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for durchsuchen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchsuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,341
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „durchsuchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchsuchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Doping“ (#13,340), „Echtzeit“ (#13,342), „dominieren“ (#13,339). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchsuchen“ bei #13,341. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around durchsuchen (IPA [dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,341 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innerhalb eines bestimmten Bereiches gründlich suchen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchsuchen, with forms such as "ddurchsuchen", "druchsuchen", and "ducrhsuchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "durchsucht", "Durchsuchung", "durchmachen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchsuchen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerhalb eines bestimmten Bereiches gründlich suchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durchsuche doch mal deine Ordner; vielleicht findest du die Studienbescheinigung dort.
  2. Immer wenn ich die Briefmarkensammlung meines Opas durchsuche, fallen mir neue schöne Briefmarken auf.

Synonyms

durchforstendurchstöbern

This word in other languages

search(English)inspeccionar(Español)rechercher(Français)rebuscar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurchsuchen
  • druchsuchen
  • ducrhsuchen
  • durcchsuchen
  • durchhsuchen
  • durchscuhen
  • durchssuchen
  • durchsucchen
  • durchsucehn
  • durchsuchenn
  • durchsuchhen
  • durchsuchne
  • durchsuhcen
  • durchuschen
  • durcshuchen
  • durhcsuchen
  • durrchsuchen
  • udrchsuchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchsuchen - 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.

ddurchsuchen1druchsuchen2ducrhsuchen2durcchsuchen1durchhsuchen1durchscuhen2durchssuchen1durchsucchen1
Edit distance from "durchsuchen"

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 "durchsuchen"?
"durchsuchen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩].
What does "durchsuchen" mean?
As a verb, "durchsuchen" means: innerhalb eines bestimmten Bereiches gründlich suchen
What words are commonly confused with "durchsuchen"?
"durchsuchen" is commonly confused with "durchsucht", "Durchsuchung", "durchmachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durchsuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchsuchen" is [dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchsuchen" come from?
"durchsuchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Chemikalien#13,333ermöglichte#13,354befriedigen#13,318association#13,313

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

differenziert18 variantserstaunliche18 variantsintegrierten18 variantsKonstellation18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list