Drachenfels

[ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls]

/[ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls]/ noun

The verdict

“Drachenfels” is uncommon German (frequency #76,680 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,680
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berg im Siebengebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-drachenfels · Drachenfels · German

Drachenfels · rank #76,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,680
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dosierungen

Nearest frequency peer: Dosierungen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Drachenfels“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Drachenfels“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drachenfels
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrachenfels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drachenfels“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Drachenfelsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dosierungen“ (#76,679), „Doberan“ (#76,678), „drees“ (#76,682). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drachenfels“ bei #76,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drachenfels is uncommon German at frequency #76,680 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Drachenfels, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Drachenfels, spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N-F-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berg im Siebengebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
  2. 2
    Berg im Mittleren Pfälzerwald, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Drachenfels appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Heute machte Familie Schmidt einen Ausflug auf den Drachenfels.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drachenfels"?
"Drachenfels" is spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N-F-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls].
What does "Drachenfels" mean?
As a noun, "Drachenfels" means: Berg im Siebengebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Drachenfels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drachenfels" is [ˈdraxn̩ˌfɛls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drachenfels" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drachenfels", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list