Which to use
“Drähte” is a noun and “dritte” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,513
- “Drähte” frequency rank
- #1,155
- “dritte” frequency rank
- 32668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drähte | dritte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Draht | nach dem oder der zweiten kommend |
Where the eye mixes Drähte and dritte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Drähte vs dritte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drähte is [ˈdʁɛːtə] while dritte is [ˈdʁɪtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drähte is recorded at frequency rank #31,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁɛːtə]. dritte is at rank #1,155, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32668, this pair ranks #1,702,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drähte vs dritte
Shared letters: dert. Private to "Drähte": hä. Private to "dritte": i.
"Drähte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "dritte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dritte ← ddritte · dirtte · drite · dritet · drritte · drtite · rditte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Drähte" and "dritte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Drähte" or "dritte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drähte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dritte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,646 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drähte" and "dritte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draft vs Drähte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,702,646 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.