Drehrichtung
[ˈdʁeːˌʁɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Drehrichtung” is uncommon German (frequency #99,679 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,679
- frequency rank, German
- 2,764
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Richtung, in die sich etwas dreht
Corpus desk
Index DE-drehrichtung · Drehrichtung · German
Drehrichtung · rank #99,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,679
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 „Drehrichtung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Dransfeld
Dransfeld
324 corpus weight
- Drecksblatt
Drecksblatt
323 corpus weight
- Drehrichtung
Drehrichtung
322 corpus weight
- Dringlichke…
Dringlichkeitssitzung
321 corpus weight
- Druckerpatr…
Druckerpatronen
320 corpus weight
- druckvoll
druckvoll
319 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Drehrichtung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drehrichtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁeːˌʁɪçtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #99,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehrichtung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drehrichtung is uncommon German at frequency #99,679 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁeːˌʁɪçtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Richtung, in die sich etwas dreht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Drehrichtung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drehrichtung, spelled D-R-E-H-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Richtung, in die sich etwas dreht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drehrichtung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Verschiedene Drehrichtungen scheinen Menschen jedenfalls mit unterschiedlichen Assoziationen zu verbinden, wie Würzburger Forscher in einer Reihe von Experimenten zeigen konnten.“
„Das Resultat unterscheidet sich je nach Drehrichtung und Temperatur der Wirbel: Sogenannte anti-zyklonische Wirbel, die auf der Südhemisphäre gegen den Uhrzeigersinn drehen und wärmeres Wasser haben, steigern die Windgeschwindigkeit an der Meeresoberfläche und die Wolkenbedeckung.“
Synonyms
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.
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