durchsuchten

[ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“durchsuchten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,400 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,400
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas (suchtartig, wie im Rausch) ganz gebannt, voller Spannung am Stück konsumieren

Key facts for durchsuchten
PropertyValue
Headworddurchsuchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#50,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “durchsuchten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). durchsuchten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchsuchten is uncommon German at frequency #50,400 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas (suchtartig, wie im Rausch) ganz gebannt, voller Spannung am Stück konsumieren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for durchsuchten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is durchsuchten, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (suchtartig, wie im Rausch) ganz gebannt, voller Spannung am Stück konsumieren

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "durchsuchten"?
"durchsuchten" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩].
What does "durchsuchten" mean?
As a verb, "durchsuchten" means: etwas (suchtartig, wie im Rausch) ganz gebannt, voller Spannung am Stück konsumieren
How do you pronounce "durchsuchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchsuchten" is [ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchsuchten" come from?
"durchsuchten" 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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Using “durchsuchten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊʁçˌzʊxtn̩] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list