Durchsuchung

[dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ]

/[dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Durchsuchung” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,578
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - systematische Untersuchung von jemandem oder etwas, um gegebenenfalls etwas Verstecktes zu finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchsuchung · Durchsuchung · German

Durchsuchung · rank #21,578 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,578
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duisburger

Nearest frequency peer: Duisburger (-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 „Durchsuchung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Durchsuchung“ 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).

Durchsuchung vs Durchsuchungen
86% similar
Durchsuchung vs durchsuchen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Durchsuchung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurchsuchung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#21,578
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Durchsuchung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Durchsuchungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Duisburger“ (#21,577), „düsteren“ (#21,579), „Duett“ (#21,576). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durchsuchung“ bei #21,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Durchsuchung (IPA [dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,578 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "systematische Untersuchung von jemandem oder etwas, um gegebenenfalls etwas Verstecktes zu finden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Durchsuchung, with forms such as "ddurchsuchung", "druchsuchung", and "ducrhsuchung". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Durchsuchungen", "durchsuchen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Durchsuchung, spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    systematische Untersuchung von jemandem oder etwas, um gegebenenfalls etwas Verstecktes zu finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Devereux nahm meinen Gürtel vom Tisch, den man mir bei meiner Durchsuchung abgenommen hatte, und wog ihn auf der Handfläche.“
  2. Im Zusammenhang mit den Kartellvorwürfen gegen mehrere deutsche Autobauer hat es Durchsuchungen der EU-Kommission bei BMW gegeben.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurchsuchung
  • druchsuchung
  • ducrhsuchung
  • durcchsuchung
  • durchhsuchung
  • durchscuhung
  • durchssuchung
  • durchsucchung
  • durchsuchhung
  • durchsuchnug
  • durchsuchugn
  • durchsuchungg
  • durchsuchunng
  • durchsucuhng
  • durchsuhcung
  • durchuschung
  • durcshuchung
  • durhcsuchung
  • durrchsuchung
  • udrchsuchung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Durchsuchung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddurchsuchung1druchsuchung2ducrhsuchung2durcchsuchung1durchhsuchung1durchscuhung2durchssuchung1durchsucchung1
Edit distance from "Durchsuchung"

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 "Durchsuchung"?
"Durchsuchung" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-U-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ].
What does "Durchsuchung" mean?
As a noun, "Durchsuchung" means: systematische Untersuchung von jemandem oder etwas, um gegebenenfalls etwas Verstecktes zu finden
What words are commonly confused with "Durchsuchung"?
"Durchsuchung" is commonly confused with "Durchsuchungen", "durchsuchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Durchsuchung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durchsuchung" is [dʊʁçˈzuːxʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durchsuchung" come from?
"Durchsuchung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list