durchwegs
[ˈdʊʁçveːks]
The verdict
“durchwegs” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,488 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #32,488
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Ausnahme
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | durchwegs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçveːks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,488 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “durchwegs” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for durchwegs is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʊʁçveːks]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,488 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne Ausnahme".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for durchwegs, with forms such as "ddurchwegs", "druchwegs", and "ducrhwegs". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "durchweg", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is durchwegs, spelled D-U-R-C-H-W-E-G-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Ausnahme
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddurchwegs,druchwegs,ducrhwegs,durcchwegs,durchewgs,durchhwegs,durchweggs,durchwegss,durchwesg,durchwges,durchwwegs,durcwhegs,durhcwegs,durrchwegs,udrchwegs
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of durchwegs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “durchwegs”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-W-E-G-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʊʁçveːks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “durchweg” - see the side-by-side comparison. durchwegs vs durchweg
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.