Which to use
“dritt” and “dritte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,891
- “dritt” frequency rank
- #1,155
- “dritte” frequency rank
- 14046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dritt | dritte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit mit einer Gruppe aus drei Individuen etwas machen | nach dem oder der zweiten kommend |
Where the eye mixes dritt and dritte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dritt vs dritte
A purely visual mix-up. dritt ([dʁɪt]) and dritte ([ˈdʁɪtə]) 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) - “dritt” sits inside “dritte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dritt is recorded at frequency rank #12,891, classified as anum, pronounced [dʁɪt]. 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 14046, this pair ranks #1,953,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dritt vs dritte
Shared letters: dirt. Private to "dritt": -. Private to "dritte": e.
"dritt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "dritte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dritt" and "dritte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dritt" vs "dritte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dritt" 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 #1,953,928 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dritt" and "dritte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs dritt". 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 #1,953,928 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.