Dreiecken

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Dreiecken” is uncommon German (frequency #77,868 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,868
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dreieck

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreiecken · Dreiecken · German

Dreiecken · rank #77,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,868
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dorfschule

Nearest frequency peer: Dorfschule (-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 „Dreiecken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreiecken
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreiecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreiecken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dreieckenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dorfschule“ (#77,867), „Doppelkopf“ (#77,866), „Donauinsel“ (#77,865). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreiecken“ bei #77,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreiecken is uncommon German at frequency #77,868 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dreieck".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dreiecken, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dreiecken, spelled D-R-E-I-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dreieck

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 "Dreiecken"?
"Dreiecken" is spelled D-R-E-I-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩].
What does "Dreiecken" mean?
As a noun, "Dreiecken" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Dreieck
How do you pronounce "Dreiecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreiecken" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʔɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreiecken" come from?
"Dreiecken" 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 "Dreiecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list