Durststrecke

[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]

/[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Durststrecke” is uncommon German (frequency #68,151 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,151
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Strecke, die durch ein Gebiet ohne Wasser führt

Key facts for Durststrecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurststrecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Durststrecke” 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). Durststrecke 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

Durststrecke is uncommon German at frequency #68,151 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Durststrecke, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Durststrecke, spelled D-U-R-S-T-S-T-R-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Strecke, die durch ein Gebiet ohne Wasser führt
  2. 2
    eine Zeitspanne, in der jemand Einschränkungen und Entbehrungen auf sich nehmen muss

Synonyms

Leidensweg

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 "Durststrecke"?
"Durststrecke" is spelled D-U-R-S-T-S-T-R-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə].
What does "Durststrecke" mean?
As a noun, "Durststrecke" means: eine Strecke, die durch ein Gebiet ohne Wasser führt
How do you pronounce "Durststrecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durststrecke" is [ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durststrecke" come from?
"Durststrecke" 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 “Durststrecke”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-U-R-S-T-S-T-R-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list