Durststrecke

[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]

/[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Durststrecke” is uncommon German (frequency #68,151 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,151
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Strecke, die durch ein Gebiet ohne Wasser führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-durststrecke · Durststrecke · German

Durststrecke · rank #68,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,151
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchlöchert

Nearest frequency peer: durchlöchert (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Durststrecke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Durststrecke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Durststrecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurststrecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʊʁstˌʃtʁɛkə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Durststrecke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Durststreckefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „durchlöchert“ (#68,149), „ebnete“ (#68,153), „durchführten“ (#68,148). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Durststrecke“ bei #68,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Durststrecke is uncommon German at frequency #68,151 among 2,764 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der einzige Weg durch diese Wüste ist eine Durststrecke.
  2. Nach dem heutigen Sieg endet für den Profiboxer eine lange Durststrecke.

Synonyms

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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list