durchzustehen

[ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən]

/[ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“durchzustehen” is uncommon German (frequency #71,250 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,250
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs durchstehen

Key facts for durchzustehen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchzustehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#71,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “durchzustehen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). durchzustehen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchzustehen is uncommon German at frequency #71,250 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs durchstehen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for durchzustehen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchzustehen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-Z-U-S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs durchstehen

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 "durchzustehen"?
"durchzustehen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-Z-U-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən].
What does "durchzustehen" mean?
As a verb, "durchzustehen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs durchstehen
How do you pronounce "durchzustehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchzustehen" is [ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchzustehen" come from?
"durchzustehen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “durchzustehen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-C-H-Z-U-S-T-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊʁçt͡suˌʃteːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list