Which to use
“dritten” and “drittes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #965
- “dritten” frequency rank
- #8,698
- “drittes” frequency rank
- 9663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dritten | drittes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dritte | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dritte |
Where the eye mixes dritten and drittes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dritten with drittes
A purely visual mix-up. dritten ([ˈdʁɪtn̩]) and drittes ([ˈdʁɪtəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “dritten” becomes s in “drittes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dritten is recorded at frequency rank #965, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtn̩]. drittes is at rank #8,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtəs].
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 9663, this pair ranks #1,978,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dritten vs drittes
Shared letters: deirt. Private to "dritten": n. Private to "drittes": s.
"dritten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drittes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dritten" and "drittes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dritten" or "drittes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dritten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drittes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dritten" and "drittes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dritteln vs drittes". 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 #1,978,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.