durchzwängen
[ˈdʊʁçˌt͡svɛŋən]
The verdict
“durchzwängen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - durch eine enge Öffnung/Passage hindurchpressen/vorwärtsdrängen
Corpus desk
Index DE-durchzwangen · durchzwängen · German
durchzwängen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | durchzwängen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʊʁçˌt͡svɛŋən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „durchzwängen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
durchzwängen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌt͡svɛŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch eine enge Öffnung/Passage hindurchpressen/vorwärtsdrängen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for durchzwängen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is durchzwängen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-Z-W-Ä-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch eine enge Öffnung/Passage hindurchpressen/vorwärtsdrängen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how durchzwängen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Klofenster war eng, aber sie zwängte sich durch und hüpfte auf den Boden.
Es gelang uns endlich, einen Spalt aufzudrücken, durch den wir drei uns durchzwängen konnten.
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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.