durchdrehen
\ˈdʊʁçˌdʁeːən\
The verdict
“durchdrehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire passer dans une machine par un mouvement circulaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-durchdrehen · durchdrehen · French
durchdrehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | durchdrehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈdʊʁçˌdʁeːən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « durchdrehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
durchdrehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈdʊʁçˌdʁeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
durchdrehen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is durchdrehen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-D-R-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Faire passer dans une machine par un mouvement circulaire.
- 2Devenir fou ou folle, perdre la tête, péter les plombs, disjoncter.
- 3Tourner dans le vide (pour une roue).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how durchdrehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Jahre hat mich das Monster bis in meine Träume verfolgt, und nun steht es vor mir. Gibt mir die Hand. Ich unterdrücke den Impuls, schreiend davonzulaufen, durchzudrehen. Ich darf nicht zögern, ich darf nicht zittern.
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.