Which to use
“Dritteln” is a noun and “drittens” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,003
- “Dritteln” frequency rank
- #14,779
- “drittens” frequency rank
- 47782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dritteln | drittens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Drittel | an dritter Stelle (einer Aufzählung, Gliederung oder Ähnlichem) stehend |
Where the eye mixes Dritteln and drittens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dritteln with drittens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dritteln is [ˈdʁɪtl̩n] while drittens is [ˈdʁɪtn̩s]. 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 adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dritteln is recorded at frequency rank #33,003, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtl̩n]. drittens is at rank #14,779, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtn̩s].
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 47782, this pair ranks #1,272,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dritteln vs drittens
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "Dritteln": l. Private to "drittens": s.
"Dritteln" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "drittens" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dritteln" and "drittens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dritteln" or "drittens"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Dritteln" and "drittens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dritteln" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drittens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,272,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dritteln" and "drittens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Datteln vs Dritteln". 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 #1,272,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.