durchtrieben
[ˌdʊʁçˈtʁiːbn̩]
The verdict
“durchtrieben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - gerissen, gewieft
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchtrieben · durchtrieben · German
durchtrieben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchtrieben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌdʊʁçˈtʁiːbn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchtrieben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchtrieben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌdʊʁçˈtʁiːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gerissen, gewieft".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for durchtrieben, 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchtrieben, spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-I-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1gerissen, gewieft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchtrieben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine durchtriebene Person verschafft sich durch unmoralische oder unethische Methoden einen ihr nicht zustehenden Vorteil.
Der Gangsterboss war durchtrieben und schreckte auch vor Mord nicht zurück, um seine Position in der Bande zu unterstreichen.
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.