durchführen

\dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\

/\dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\/ verb

The verdict

“durchführen” 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) - Réaliser, mettre en œuvre, effectuer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-durchfuhren · durchführen · French

durchführen · 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.

Key facts for durchführen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchführen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « durchführen » en français

durchführenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchführen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

durchführen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is durchführen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réaliser, mettre en œuvre, effectuer.
  2. 2
    Mener, conduire, passer à travers.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Polizei führt eine Geschwindigkeitskontrolle durch. Raser werden an Ort und Stelle bestraft.
  2. (Stefan W.) hatte zu dem Zeitpunkt etwa vier Mass Bier getrunken. Warum die Polizei einen Alkoholtest bei Luisa T. durchführte, bei Stefan W. aber nicht, bleibt ihr Geheimnis.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchführen"?
"durchführen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\.
What does "durchführen" mean?
As a verb, "durchführen" means: Réaliser, mettre en œuvre, effectuer.
How do you pronounce "durchführen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchführen" is \dʊʁçˌfyːʁən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchführen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list