durchwachsen
German, verb/ˈdʊʁçvaksən/
durchwachsen is spelled D-U-R-C-H-W-A-C-H-S-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchwachsen is a German verb meaning “to grow through (something) (of plants)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of durchwachsen (“to penetrate while growing”). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch etwas hindurch wachsen”.
What does durchwachsen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to grow through (something) (of plants)
Der Efeu wuchs schon zwischen den Brettern des Schuppens durch.
verb
- 1
to penetrate while growing, to grow through
Das Myzel des Pilzes durchwächst das Substrat in kürzester Zeit.
adjective
- 1
streaky
durchwachsener Speck
- 2
mixed, so-so
eine durchwachsene Bilanz
verb
- 1
past participle of durchwachsen (“to penetrate while growing”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von etwas natürlich Gewachsenem durchsetzt 2. nicht optimal
verb: 1. durch etwas hindurch wachsen
verb: 1. etwas mittels natürlichen Wachstums durchdringen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of durchwachsen
- wächst durch present singular third-person
- wuchs durch past
- durchgewachsen participle past
- wüchse durch past subjunctive
- sein auxiliary
- 6 strong
- durchwachsend participle present
- durchzuwachsen infinitive infinitive-zu
- wachse durch first-person indicative present
- wachsen durch first-person indicative plural
- wachst durch indicative plural present
- wachsest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- wachset durch plural second-person subjunctive
- wuchsen durch first-person indicative plural
- wüchsen durch first-person formal plural
- wuchsest durch indicative preterite second-person
- wuchst durch indicative preterite second-person
- wüchsest durch formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce durchwachsen?
- /ˈdʊʁçvaksən/
- /dʊʁçˈvaksən/
- [dʊʁçˈvaksn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to durchwachsen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durchwachsen in German?
durchwachsen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).