Durst

[dʊʁst]

/[dʊʁst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Durst” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,217
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (heftiges) Verlangen zu trinken

Corpus desk

Index DE-durst · Durst · German

Durst · rank #11,217 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,217
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchlaufen

Nearest frequency peer: durchlaufen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Durst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Durst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Durst vs Dus
60% similar
Durst vs Dutt
60% similar
Durst vs dust
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Durst
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊʁst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,217
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Durst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Durstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „durchlaufen“ (#11,216), „EEG“ (#11,218), „durchgehen“ (#11,215). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durst“ bei #11,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Durst (IPA [dʊʁst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,217 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Durst, with forms such as "ddurst", "drust", and "durrst". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dus", "Dutt", "dust", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Durst, spelled D-U-R-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (heftiges) Verlangen zu trinken
  2. 2
    heftiges Verlangen nach etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Durst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mama, ich habe Durst!
  2. „Der Durst hatte nachgelassen.“

Synonyms

KehlehabenBrandForderungHungerJibberWunsch

Antonyms

HungerSättigung

This word in other languages

thirst(English)sed(Español)soif(Français)sede(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurst
  • drust
  • durrst
  • dursst
  • durstt
  • durts
  • dusrt
  • udrst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Durst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddurst1drust2durrst1dursst1durstt1durts2dusrt2udrst2
Edit distance from "Durst"

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 "Durst"?
"Durst" is spelled D-U-R-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊʁst].
What does "Durst" mean?
As a noun, "Durst" means: (heftiges) Verlangen zu trinken
What words are commonly confused with "Durst"?
"Durst" is commonly confused with "Dus", "Dutt", "dust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Durst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durst" is [dʊʁst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durst" come from?
"Durst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Durst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Droge#11,212Elena#11,223Diebe#11,208death#11,207

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Dilemma8 variantsFlüsse8 variantsblauer8 variantsBettina8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list