wodurch

[voˈdʊʁç]

/[voˈdʊʁç]/ adv

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The verdict

“wodurch” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,011
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch was, durch welche Umstände

Corpus desk

Index DE-wodurch · wodurch · German

wodurch · rank #3,011 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,011
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH WE

Nearest frequency peer: WE (-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 „wodurch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wodurch
PropertyValue
Headwordwodurch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voˈdʊʁç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,011
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wodurch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wodurchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „WE“ (#3,010), „ZDF“ (#3,012), „VW“ (#3,009). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wodurch“ bei #3,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around wodurch (IPA [voˈdʊʁç]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,011 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wodurch, with forms such as "owdurch", "wdourch", and "woddurch". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is wodurch, spelled W-O-D-U-R-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch was, durch welche Umstände
  2. 2
    aus dem eben erwähnten Grund heraus
  3. 3
    durch welches hindurch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man fragte sich, wodurch er ertappt worden war.
  2. Wodurch hast du von der offenen Stelle erfahren?

This word in other languages

whereby(English)cómo(Español)comment(Français)como(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owdurch
  • wdourch
  • woddurch
  • wodruch
  • woducrh
  • wodurcch
  • wodurchh
  • wodurhc
  • wodurrch
  • woudrch
  • wwodurch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wodurch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

owdurch2wdourch2woddurch1wodruch2woducrh2wodurcch1wodurchh1wodurhc2
Edit distance from "wodurch"

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 "wodurch"?
"wodurch" is spelled W-O-D-U-R-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈdʊʁç].
What does "wodurch" mean?
As an adverb, "wodurch" means: durch was, durch welche Umstände
What are common misspellings of "wodurch"?
Common misspellings include "owdurch", "wdourch", "woddurch", "wodruch", "woducrh". The correct spelling is "wodurch".
How do you pronounce "wodurch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wodurch" is [voˈdʊʁç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wodurch" come from?
"wodurch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Aktionen11 variantsAnbieter11 variantsAutobahn11 variantsTausende11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list