dreckige

[ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]

/[ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dreckige” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,858
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreckige · dreckige · German

dreckige · rank #18,858 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DP

Nearest frequency peer: DP (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dreckige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dreckige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dreckige vs dreckigen
89% similar
dreckige vs dreckiger
89% similar
dreckige vs dreckiges
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dreckige
PropertyValue
Headworddreckige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,858
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dreckige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dreckigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DP“ (#18,857), „durchgeführte“ (#18,859), „Diakonie“ (#18,856). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreckige“ bei #18,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dreckige (IPA [ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,858 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dreckige, with forms such as "ddreckige", "derckige", and "drcekige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dreckigen", "dreckiger", "dreckiges", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dreckige, spelled D-R-E-C-K-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddreckige
  • derckige
  • drcekige
  • drecckige
  • drecikge
  • dreckgie
  • dreckieg
  • dreckigge
  • dreckkige
  • drekcige
  • drreckige
  • rdeckige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dreckige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddreckige1derckige2drcekige2drecckige1drecikge2dreckgie2dreckieg2dreckigge1
Edit distance from "dreckige"

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 "dreckige"?
"dreckige" is spelled D-R-E-C-K-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛkɪɡə].
What does "dreckige" mean?
As an adjective, "dreckige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig
What words are commonly confused with "dreckige"?
"dreckige" is commonly confused with "dreckigen", "dreckiger", "dreckiges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dreckige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreckige" is [ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreckige" come from?
"dreckige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Diakonie#18,856einstige#18,864Erdboden#18,872bestückt#18,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

einräumen12 variantserkannten12 variantsbelohnen12 variantsBeistand12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list