drehst

/[dʁeːst]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,688

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

drehst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen Pronounced [dʁeːst]. Often confused with dreht and droht.

Key facts for drehst
PropertyValue
Headworddrehst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʁeːst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,688
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of drehst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for drehst is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dʁeːst]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,688 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for drehst, with forms such as "ddrehst", "derhst", and "drehhst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dreht", "droht", "dress", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is drehst, spelled D-R-E-H-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddrehst,derhst,drehhst,drehsst,drehstt,drehts,dresht,drhest,drrehst,rdehst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for drehst

Misspelling Variants of "drehst"

ddrehst7derhst6drehhst7drehsst7drehstt7drehts6dresht6drhest6
Misspelling Variants of "drehst"

Frequency rank: #38,688 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drehst"?
"drehst" is spelled D-R-E-H-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁeːst].
What does "drehst" mean?
As a verb, "drehst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen
What words are commonly confused with "drehst"?
"drehst" is commonly confused with "dreht", "droht", "dress". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drehst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drehst" is [dʁeːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drehst" come from?
"drehst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.