durchtrennen

[dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən]

/[dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchtrennen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,873 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,873
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in mindestens zwei Teile zerteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchtrennen · durchtrennen · German

durchtrennen · rank #83,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,873
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchtrainiert

Nearest frequency peer: durchtrainiert (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „durchtrennen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „durchtrennen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durchtrennen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchtrennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchtrennen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.durchtrennenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchtrainiert“ (#83,872), „Eckhaus“ (#83,874), „Durchlauferhitzer“ (#83,871). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durchtrennen“ bei #83,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchtrennen is uncommon German at frequency #83,873 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas in mindestens zwei Teile zerteilen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for durchtrennen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is durchtrennen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-E-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in mindestens zwei Teile zerteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die schmale Allee wird nach zwei Kilometern von Stacheldraht und Betonklötzen brutal durchtrennt.“
  2. Ein Pfeil traf Achilles an der Ferse und durchtrennte die Sehne.

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 "durchtrennen"?
"durchtrennen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən].
What does "durchtrennen" mean?
As a verb, "durchtrennen" means: etwas in mindestens zwei Teile zerteilen
How do you pronounce "durchtrennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchtrennen" is [dʊʁçˈtʁɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Edelmetallen#83,875durchgefickt#83,870drittletzten#83,868einberechnet#83,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list