durchtränken

[dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩]

/[dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“durchtränken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch und durch mit einer Flüssigkeit nass machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchtranken · durchtränken · German

durchtränken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for durchtränken
PropertyValue
Headworddurchtränken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchtränken“ im Deutschen

durchtränkensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchtränken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for durchtränken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchtränken, spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-Ä-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch und durch mit einer Flüssigkeit nass machen
  2. 2
    reichlich mit etwas versetzen, etwas in einem Zusammenhang häufig verwenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Lösung reichte hin, um 400 m Mull zu durchtränken.“
  2. „Die gesamte Faustdichtung ist durchtränkt von Ironie in ihren verschiedenen Formen.“

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchtränken"?
"durchtränken" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-Ä-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩].
What does "durchtränken" mean?
As a verb, "durchtränken" means: durch und durch mit einer Flüssigkeit nass machen
How do you pronounce "durchtränken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchtränken" is [dʊʁçˈtʁɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchtränken" come from?
"durchtränken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list