Dransfeld

[ˈdʁansˌfɛlt]

/[ˈdʁansˌfɛlt]/ name

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The verdict

“Dransfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #99,677 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,677
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-dransfeld · Dransfeld · German

Dransfeld · rank #99,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,677
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drecksblatt

Nearest frequency peer: Drecksblatt (+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 „Dransfeld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dransfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordDransfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈdʁansˌfɛlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dransfeld“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dransfeldfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drecksblatt“ (#99,678), „Drachenboot“ (#99,675), „Drehrichtung“ (#99,679). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dransfeld“ bei #99,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dransfeld is uncommon German at frequency #99,677 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈdʁansˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland".

Dransfeld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dransfeld, spelled D-R-A-N-S-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dransfeld liegt in Deutschlands Nordwesten.

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 "Dransfeld"?
"Dransfeld" is spelled D-R-A-N-S-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁansˌfɛlt].
What does "Dransfeld" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dransfeld" means: eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Dransfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dransfeld" is [ˈdʁansˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dransfeld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

druckvoll#99,682Dixieland#99,667Destillat#99,658ehrenwert#99,696

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list