Drehs

[dʁeːs]

/[dʁeːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drehs” is uncommon German (frequency #72,310 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,310
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dreh

Corpus desk

Index DE-drehs · Drehs · German

Drehs · rank #72,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,310
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drehbaren

Nearest frequency peer: drehbaren (-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 „Drehs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drehs
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrehs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʁeːs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drehs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „drehbaren“ (#72,309), „dramaturgischen“ (#72,308), „dringliche“ (#72,312). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drehs“ bei #72,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drehs is uncommon German at frequency #72,310 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁeːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Drehs has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drehs, spelled D-R-E-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dreh
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dreh
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Dreh
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dreh
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Dreh

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 "Drehs"?
"Drehs" is spelled D-R-E-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁeːs].
What does "Drehs" mean?
As a noun, "Drehs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dreh
How do you pronounce "Drehs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drehs" is [dʁeːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drehs" come from?
"Drehs" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dicks#72,301costs#72,285chaux#72,271Bonny#72,245

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list