Which to use
“dreist” and “dreiste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,066
- “dreist” frequency rank
- #34,049
- “dreiste” frequency rank
- 49115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreist | dreiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Respekt, ohne Zurückhaltung | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist |
Where the eye mixes dreist and dreiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dreist runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against dreiste's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dreist vs dreiste
A purely visual mix-up. dreist ([dʁaɪ̯st]) and dreiste ([ˈdʁaɪ̯stə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dreist” sits inside “dreiste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dreist is recorded at frequency rank #15,066, classified as anadj, pronounced [dʁaɪ̯st]. dreiste is at rank #34,049, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁaɪ̯stə].
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 49115, this pair ranks #1,223,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dreist vs dreiste
Shared letters: deirst. Private to "dreist": -. Private to "dreiste": -.
"dreist" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "dreiste" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dreist" and "dreiste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "dreist" or "dreiste" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dreist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dreiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,223,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreist" and "dreiste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dreiste vs dreister". 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 #1,223,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.