Drecksblatt

[ˈdʁɛksˌblat]

/[ˈdʁɛksˌblat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drecksblatt” is uncommon German (frequency #99,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,678
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schlechte Zeitung oder Zeitschrift, Publikation von geringer Qualität und mit reißerischem Inhalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-drecksblatt · Drecksblatt · German

Drecksblatt · rank #99,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,678
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dransfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Dransfeld (-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 „Drecksblatt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drecksblatt
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrecksblatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɛksˌblat]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drecksblatt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Drecksblattfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dransfeld“ (#99,677), „Drehrichtung“ (#99,679), „Dringlichkeitssitzung“ (#99,680). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drecksblatt“ bei #99,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drecksblatt is uncommon German at frequency #99,678 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɛksˌblat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schlechte Zeitung oder Zeitschrift, Publikation von geringer Qualität und mit reißerischem Inhalt".

Drecksblatt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Drecksblatt, spelled D-R-E-C-K-S-B-L-A-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schlechte Zeitung oder Zeitschrift, Publikation von geringer Qualität und mit reißerischem Inhalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Vielleicht hat er sich immer einen abgewichst, wenn er sein eigenes Drecksblatt las.‹“

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 "Drecksblatt"?
"Drecksblatt" is spelled D-R-E-C-K-S-B-L-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛksˌblat].
What does "Drecksblatt" mean?
As a noun, "Drecksblatt" means: sehr schlechte Zeitung oder Zeitschrift, Publikation von geringer Qualität und mit reißerischem Inhalt
How do you pronounce "Drecksblatt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drecksblatt" is [ˈdʁɛksˌblat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drecksblatt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Drachenboot#99,675Dorftrottel#99,674durchblutet#99,685einführende#99,700

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list